Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 3AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
1.4
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
6
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
10
10
10
16
36
47
146
53
61
38
26
12
11
11
10
10
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:14PM1.76m
11:49AM1.74m
00:07AM1.72m
12:46PM1.72m
Low Tide
5:37AM0.18m
6:03PM0.31m
6:30AM0.21m
7:01PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
15
17
15
15
12
11
10
9
12
16
17
13
11
Feels °C
12
11
10
10
11
12
10
11
9
8
6
5
8
12
13
9
8
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