Surf Forecasts:
Whangamata Beach surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 23 Aug, 6PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, NNW swell with 164 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Whangamata Beach this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Whangamata Beach in the next 16 days are 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Whangamata Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next stretch. I gotta be straight with you: this forecast window is a quiet one. We’re looking at a whole lot of nothing for the first week, with no real surf on offer. Swell energy is low, the odd pulse barely registers, and the conditions just aren’t coming together. For about the first ten days, you’d be wasting your time unless you’ve got a kite. Then, around the very tail end of the period, things start to look a little more interesting.
From right now, through to the end of August, the story is the same: tiny swell, weak energy, and often with a cross-off or cross-on wind. The water temp is sitting about average for this time of year, around 59°F.
The only time things begin to show a pulse is from the 30th of August onward. On Sunday the 30th, we see combined swell energy of 132, with waves around 3ft from the NE, period around 10 seconds. The wind is cross-on, light to gentle, so it’s not clean, but it’s an improvement. That builds through Monday the 31st, when the energy hits 326 and 248 in the morning and afternoon, with 4ft NE swell. Still cross-on, clean enough, but not a standout.
The best on offer – and I say this with a cautious tone – looks to be Friday the 4th of September. We’ve got a 7ft NNE swell, period of 8 seconds, with combined energy hitting 510 in the afternoon. That’s the most oomph we see in the whole 16 days. The wind is cross-on though, a gentle breeze, so expect a little chop on the face. For Whangamata Beach, this is the only session that might give you a proper wave. It’s a fairly exposed beach, and the NE swell direction isn’t hitting the optimum (the break wants NE, and this is NNE), but the size and energy make it the pick of a very thin bunch. It’s going to be one for experienced surfers – 7ft is expert territory here.
Crowds at Whangamata can sometimes be a thing, but honestly, with how flat it’s been, the local crew might not even bother checking until that last day. Don’t get too excited about the long-range call; it’s promising but far from locked in.
So, bottom line: save your wax for the 4th of September. Before that, it’s a waiting game.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 6 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 11 | NE 10 | NW 4 | N 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 12 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 50 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:22PM1.62m | 00:36AM1.59m | 1:12PM1.56m | 1:26AM1.52m | 2:05PM1.52m | 2:19AM1.47m | 3:00PM1.50m | 3:14AM1.46m | 3:55PM1.51m | 4:08AM1.46m | 4:48PM1.55m | 5:00AM1.49m | 5:35PM1.60m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.42m | 6:53AM0.35m | 7:19PM0.49m | 7:42AM0.41m | 8:11PM0.55m | 8:34AM0.45m | 9:06PM0.57m | 9:28AM0.45m | 10:02PM0.56m | 10:22AM0.43m | 10:57PM0.52m | 11:13AM0.39m | 11:47PM0.46m | ||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 6 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 14 | N 4 | E 12 | E 12 | N 7 | N 6 | N 5 | — | N 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 4 |
| kJ | 37 | 6 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 7 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 10 | NE 12 | N 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 14 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | — | N 13 | N 12 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 50 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 111 | 111 | 114 | 195 | 114 | 234 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 242 | 127 | 140 | 241 | 238 | 238 | 241 | 242 | 241 | 238 | 230 |
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