Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
15.5° 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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 5AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
163
160
240
163
71
122
92
88
85
63
63
61
61
41
41
25
25
25
25
7
14
6
8
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
0
NNE
0
S
5
SSE
5
SE
0
SE
0
NE
10
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:43AM1.71m
3:27PM1.71m
3:44AM1.74m
4:28PM1.78m
4:45AM1.77m
5:28PM1.86m
Low Tide
8:35PM0.37m
9:07AM0.20m
9:37PM0.35m
10:06AM0.15m
10:40PM0.30m
11:07AM0.10m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
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5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
10
8
8
7
8
10
11
10
9
9
9
8
9
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
13
14
12
Feels °C
6
4
4
3
4
6
7
8
6
5
6
4
6
8
9
8
9
9
7
8
10
12
12
8
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