Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 3AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (15 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
240
358
316
376
385
404
436
413
300
256
216
181
171
140
116
109
92
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:56PM1.98m
8:19AM1.85m
8:45PM1.97m
9:10AM1.84m
Low Tide
2:17AM0.08m
2:32PM0.05m
3:06AM0.06m
3:21PM0.09m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
10
8
Feels °C
10
12
12
11
11
14
14
13
11
11
12
11
11
11
7
5
3
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