Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Issued: 11 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
15.3° 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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 4PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (05 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
2.2
N
7
2.1
N
7
1.9
N
7
1.1
N
8
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.8
NE
8
2.2
NE
9
1.8
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
165
162
162
202
202
159
440
448
377
137
156
111
127
127
122
116
256
318
388
720
500
439
381
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
W
5
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
35
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SSE
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:15AM1.56m
10:39PM1.71m
10:58AM1.55m
11:19PM1.70m
11:44AM1.56m
00:03AM1.70m
Low Tide
4:27PM0.31m
5:02AM0.34m
5:09PM0.34m
5:44AM0.32m
5:54PM0.36m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:10
5:12
5:13
 mm
1
2
14
1
1
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
14
15
13
12
13
14
13
12
13
14
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
11
9
Feels °C
10
13
13
11
9
9
8
8
8
10
11
8
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
6
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.9
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.1
N
8
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
E
8
1.4
NNE
8
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
1.9
N
9
1.8
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
Energy kJ
200
163
110
85
202
202
159
326
273
245
137
79
81
127
127
73
116
238
102
102
575
500
439
381
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
NE
7
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
N
8
0.8
E
9
0.1
NE
8
0.2
E
12
0.7
E
9
1.1
E
6
1
E
7
Energy kJ
175
165
162
162
55
125
125
156
84
156
111
119
125
122
92
96
3
12
85
94
106
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.7
N
7
0.8
NE
7
0.3
E
12
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
128
60
44
112
115
48
69
26
113
125
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
6
1.4
NE
6
2.2
N
7
2.1
N
7
1.9
N
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.8
NE
8
2.2
NE
9
1.2
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
7
0.3
SSE
4
Energy kJ
55
128
440
448
377
256
318
388
720
115
180
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
4
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
4
4
2
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
22
7
107
159
165
193
127
21
66
79
79
23
30
55
79
115
106
79
79
53
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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