Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.4° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 6PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
7
0.8
N
7
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
16
13
12
12
11
11
11
8
37
48
66
45
34
22
13
12
12
11
4
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:04AM1.61m
6:24PM1.73m
6:48AM1.69m
7:06PM1.79m
7:32AM1.77m
7:48PM1.83m
Low Tide
12:13PM0.31m
00:42AM0.24m
12:58PM0.25m
1:25AM0.16m
1:44PM0.21m
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5:56
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Temp °C
12
14
14
13
12
13
13
14
15
16
17
12
10
9
7
8
11
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
10
11
11
9
9
10
9
11
11
10
11
7
5
5
4
4
7
8
8
6
5
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