Whangamata Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks.

Straight off the bat, I gotta be honest with you – this stretch is a pretty quiet one. We’re looking at a long, flat run ahead, so you’ll want to keep the board in the bag for most of it. The first bit of surf that’s even worth a mention shows up on Friday the 14th at Whangamata Beach, but it’s nothing to write home about. The water temp is sitting around 58°, which is about normal for this time of year.

The first real sign of life is on Friday morning, the 14th. We’ve got a small 4ft swell pushing in from the ENE with a short 7-second period. The combined swell energy is weak as chips (131), but the wind is a light cross-off breeze from the SSE, so it cleans right up. The break itself is fairly exposed to the swell, so it’ll pick up a bit of that energy, but it’s only really surfable conditions – nothing special. Expect it to be small, a bit weak, and only really for the beginners or the longboarders looking for a lazy paddle.

Saturday the 15th is probably your best bet across the whole outlook. The morning stays small at 4ft from the ENE, period bumps up to 8 seconds, and combined energy sits at 151 – still weak, but the real winner is the wind. By Saturday afternoon, it goes glassy with a light southerly, and the sky clears. That combo will give you clean, little runners, especially if you’ve got a log. It’s still small, so don’t expect anything punchy, but it’ll be the cleanest surf of the entire 16 days.

From Sunday the 16th onward, it’s a downward slide. Swell drops off hard, with heights falling from 4ft down to 2ft by Monday the 17th, and then it just fades into nothing. By Tuesday the 18th, we’re looking at 1.0ft and combined energy in the teens – it’s flat. That flat spell carries right through until around the 24th of August, with barely any energy and weak windswell trying to push through from the NE.

There’s a small uptick around the 26th and 27th, with a swell from the NE at 3ft to 3ft, period around 8-9 seconds, and combined energy creeping back up into the low hundreds (104 to 130). The wind turns offshore from the SW on the 26th, so the surface should be clean. But honestly, at that size and those periods, it’s still marginal. You could get a few little peelers if you sit in the right spot, but it’s not going to be a day you tell your mates about.

So, bottom line: Saturday the 15th afternoon is your standout – glassy, clean, and small enough for anyone to have fun. If you miss that, the 14th morning is okay. The rest is a long flat spell with a few ordinary, knee-high waves near the end. Don’t hold your breath.

Rusty.

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