Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Beach at 7AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
NE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
528
517
443
385
333
286
280
228
173
169
135
136
112
109
88
86
74
74
72
72
72
72
72
70
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
E
5
NNE
5
ESE
0
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:11AM1.65m
5:39PM1.77m
6:09AM1.69m
6:32PM1.80m
7:02AM1.74m
7:20PM1.81m
Low Tide
11:02PM0.29m
11:22AM0.27m
00:00AM0.24m
12:19PM0.25m
00:52AM0.18m
1:12PM0.23m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
10
11
16
18
17
16
16
15
14
14
15
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
14
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
8
8
9
14
16
17
15
16
14
12
12
14
16
16
16
15
13
11
11
13
15
14
14
14
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