Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.6° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (01 Nov)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
NE
13
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
N
16
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
1
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
7
7
19
31
9
7
6
13
13
10
9
9
16
35
47
50
66
59
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
WSW
0
NE
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:44PM1.79m
12:20PM1.89m
00:43AM1.72m
1:19PM1.84m
Low Tide
6:03AM0.10m
6:41PM0.22m
7:00AM0.16m
7:41PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
16
15
11
12
11
10
14
17
17
16
14
13
13
14
16
16
16
16
14
Feels °C
12
11
9
11
9
8
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
13
11
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