Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
16.5°C
0.3° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 11PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)--
Afternoon (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
136
132
136
156
156
176
140
140
140
118
115
115
79
79
79
79
112
136
93
94
72
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
W
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:21PM1.75m
3:55AM1.61m
4:20PM1.73m
4:56AM1.63m
5:15PM1.72m
5:51AM1.66m
Low Tide
9:44PM0.27m
10:03AM0.32m
10:42PM0.26m
11:03AM0.34m
11:37PM0.24m
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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1
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1
2
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2
1
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Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
19
17
17
16
16
16
19
21
20
18
18
17
17
17
Feels °C
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
18
20
18
18
17
17
18
20
21
20
19
19
17
17
16
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