Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Issued: 11 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
15.7° C

Normal for this time of year

Whangamata Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whangamata Beach today (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 3AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (02 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Whangamata Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
354
459
546
459
442
375
375
308
308
308
319
382
375
354
345
469
485
493
501
493
477
464
441
350
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
0
NE
0
W
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
N
0
NW
0
WNW
0
S
5
SSE
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:01PM1.70m
8:10AM1.59m
8:42PM1.71m
8:52AM1.58m
9:21PM1.72m
9:33AM1.57m
Low Tide
2:15AM0.41m
2:25PM0.28m
2:58AM0.39m
3:06PM0.28m
3:40AM0.37m
3:47PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
10
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
9
9
8
8
10
11
10
11
10
9
8
8
10
11
10
10
9
9
8
9
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
11
Energy kJ
354
459
546
459
442
375
375
308
308
308
319
382
375
354
345
469
485
493
501
493
477
464
441
350
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.5
E
14
0.7
E
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
94
166
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
180
77
37
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
6
7
5
5
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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