Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Issued: 5 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
15.2° 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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 1PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (06 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
2.5
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2.5
N
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
2
NNE
8
2.1
NE
8
2
NE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
2.2
NE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
617
428
709
509
160
101
113
181
113
188
329
452
551
421
294
310
617
315
342
373
230
194
158
Wind (km/h)
35
NE
30
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
E
20
E
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:58AM1.55m
11:19PM1.70m
11:44AM1.56m
00:03AM1.70m
12:34PM1.58m
Low Tide
5:02AM0.34m
5:09PM0.34m
5:44AM0.32m
5:54PM0.36m
6:29AM0.29m
6:43PM0.38m
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
1
9
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
9
2
3
4
3
Temp °C
14
13
12
13
14
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
13
13
12
11
12
11
13
15
11
10
10
Feels °C
8
7
7
8
10
9
7
8
9
8
9
10
8
9
9
7
5
7
8
10
12
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
2.1
NNE
7
0.8
E
10
2
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
1.5
N
8
2
NE
7
1.2
N
9
1.3
N
8
2.2
NE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
E
10
1.1
NE
8
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
159
430
125
426
316
160
101
113
181
113
94
76
69
324
421
220
245
617
315
224
279
143
194
158
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
NE
8
1.1
E
10
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
Energy kJ
92
123
131
100
97
94
71
87
56
58
109
141
123
342
192
230
116
82
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.3
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.7
E
9
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
47
43
45
65
26
45
15
87
161
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
6
2.5
NNE
7
2
NNE
7
2.5
N
8
1.9
NNW
8
0.8
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
2
NNE
8
2.1
NE
8
2
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
6
0.9
SSE
5
1.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
148
617
428
709
509
65
112
188
329
452
551
417
294
310
540
109
35
373
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
3
2
5
2
1
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
1
Distance (km)
140
196
241
196
2
29
115
79
66
106
106
106
106
106
106
106
115
106
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
4
5
6
5
5
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
8
7
8
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
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