Surf Forecasts:
Whangamata Beach surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 30 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, NNE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 30 Aug, 3AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period, NNE swell with 298 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 29 Aug, 12PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Whangamata Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Whangamata Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Whangamata Beach in the next 16 days are 1.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 30) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Sat 29th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Whangamata Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's shaping up for us.
Honestly, for the next week and a half, it's looking pretty bleak. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak swell and not much to get excited about. The first few days of the forecast are a real write-off, with next to no surfable energy. It’s not until well into the second week, around the 9th of September, that we see a spike in size, but it comes with some tricky onshore winds. The best bet in the whole window is a very narrow one.
Whangamata Beach is the only break on the cards. It's a beginner-friendly beach break, fairly exposed to the north-east swells. The water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary.
The real standout, such as it is, comes on Wednesday the 9th of September. A pulse of northerly swell pushes in, reaching 7 ft by the afternoon. The combined energy jumps right up to a strong 605 (that's some proper power behind it). The swell direction is from the north, and the period is a short 8 seconds. The big catch here is the wind shifts to an east-northeasterly at 6 mph, putting it in the cross-onshore zone. That’s going to mess up the surface. Still, for size alone, if you're an experienced surfer, it's the only real window of opportunity. The morning has a slightly smaller 6 ft, but still a moderate 419 in energy. With the wind being lighter, the morning session on the 9th is the pick of a very poor bunch. It's too big for beginners though.
For the rest of the 16 days? Almost nothing. There's a tiny spike on Saturday the 4th of September, but that's a short period NNW windswell, only hitting 4 ft and it's junky cross-shore chop. Not worth paddling out. The long period, deep groundswell that shows up on the 11th and 12th is tiny, around 0.7 ft to 1.0 ft. Even though it's a clean offshore wind on the 12th, there's just no wave to ride. A long, tough run of flatness for our stretch of coast.
Stay patient, the forecasts can always change.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 153 | 118 | 277 | 179 | 171 | 183 | 46 | 48 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 30 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:18AM1.63m | 7:41PM1.77m | 8:00AM1.68m | 8:20PM1.80m | 8:42AM1.72m | 9:00PM1.82m | 9:25AM1.75m | 9:42PM1.82m | 10:10AM1.76m | 10:26PM1.80m | 10:57AM1.76m | 11:14PM1.76m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:18AM0.32m | 1:29PM0.25m | 1:59AM0.25m | 2:12PM0.23m | 2:40AM0.20m | 2:54PM0.22m | 3:21AM0.16m | 3:37PM0.22m | 4:04AM0.15m | 4:23PM0.24m | 4:48AM0.15m | 5:11PM0.27m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 76 | 118 | 277 | 179 | 171 | 183 | 46 | 48 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 30 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NNE 8 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NW 6 | N 6 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 16 | 101 | — | 33 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | SSW 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | WSW 2 | — | WNW 2 | NW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 37 | 153 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 132 | 154 | 0 | 2 | 154 | 154 | 24 | 165 | 238 | 237 | 217 | 217 | 238 | 132 |
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