Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.1° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 11AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.9
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
4
3
9
8
13
13
13
15
27
33
60
59
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:27AM1.72m
1:01PM1.62m
1:16AM1.63m
1:54PM1.57m
2:06AM1.56m
2:47PM1.54m
Low Tide
6:47AM0.25m
7:06PM0.40m
7:35AM0.32m
7:57PM0.47m
8:24AM0.37m
8:50PM0.52m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
5
Temp °C
8
8
10
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
13
11
12
11
10
9
11
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
5
6
8
10
11
9
9
8
8
8
8
11
12
10
10
9
8
7
9
10
10
10
9
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