Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.1° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 11AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
2
NE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
389
428
400
375
279
228
181
159
206
429
289
230
185
168
178
256
284
238
250
256
293
293
293
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
5
N
0
N
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:31AM1.80m
7:05PM1.96m
7:27AM1.83m
7:56PM1.98m
8:19AM1.85m
8:45PM1.97m
Low Tide
00:29AM0.19m
12:48PM0.06m
1:25AM0.12m
1:41PM0.04m
2:17AM0.08m
2:32PM0.05m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
6
5
3
3
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
16
16
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
16
17
15
12
Feels °C
8
11
11
14
14
14
15
13
12
11
13
13
11
11
12
12
10
10
12
14
14
13
9
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