Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
17.1°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 (28 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 10PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)--
Afternoon (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
24
22
21
20
18
12
18
41
41
30
37
25
15
6
4
4
4
8
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:07PM1.88m
9:41AM1.95m
9:57PM1.88m
10:31AM1.96m
Low Tide
3:27AM0.01m
3:57PM0.14m
4:17AM0.01m
4:49PM0.15m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
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Temp °C
19
16
13
12
12
12
16
19
19
16
14
13
11
11
15
18
17
15
13
Feels °C
14
11
9
8
8
9
11
14
14
12
10
10
6
6
10
12
11
8
7
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