Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.2° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 1AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.6
N
4
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
5
5
5
5
13
12
12
11
11
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
N
15
N
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:11PM1.60m
5:42AM1.55m
5:59PM1.67m
6:31AM1.65m
6:45PM1.74m
Low Tide
11:31PM0.36m
11:48AM0.39m
00:19AM0.27m
12:38PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
15
13
13
12
12
15
19
20
20
13
12
11
11
16
19
21
17
12
Feels °C
15
13
12
12
11
11
15
16
16
18
11
10
9
9
14
17
18
13
9
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