Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
15.1° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 1AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
13
0.2
E
19
0.2
E
18
0.2
E
18
0.2
E
18
0.2
E
18
0.3
E
17
0.3
ESE
17
0.3
ESE
16
0.3
ESE
16
0.3
ESE
15
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
9
9
9
13
27
27
30
27
26
26
25
24
52
55
51
48
42
38
37
36
18
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:23PM1.99m
7:42AM1.87m
8:17PM2.02m
8:37AM1.86m
9:09PM2.02m
9:31AM1.84m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.12m
1:59PM-0.01m
2:37AM0.08m
2:53PM-0.00m
3:30AM0.07m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
14
16
13
12
12
10
11
12
14
14
11
10
11
11
11
11
13
Feels °C
15
14
12
11
10
10
10
13
14
10
10
9
7
9
9
10
10
7
7
8
8
8
8
9
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