Whangamata Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mates, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next week and a half is looking pretty flat and sad for our stretch of coast. We’ve got a long gap of nothing happening until things finally start to perk up around Wednesday the 23rd. Don’t go getting your hopes up for that, though – it’s not going to be a classic.

The only real highlights in this whole 16-day run are a couple of windows on the 22nd and the 23rd, and even then, we’re not talking about anything that’ll get the heart pumping. The water temp is hitting 59°, which is about 1° warmer than the long-term average, so pretty much normal for this time of year.

Before we get to that, it’s a whole lot of nothing. From now through the 21st, the surf at Whangamata Beach is tiny – we’re talking 0.3ft to 1ft of slop. The energy is just pitiful, with values mostly in the teens and twenties, and sometimes in single digits. It’s clean, sure, with a lot of offshore wind, but there’s just nothing to ride. Friday the 11th has a small bump but it’s just not enough. This is one of those times where you leave the board in the car and find something else to do.

Now, come Tuesday the 22nd, there’s a little burst of life. A 1ft NNE swell with a 10-second period shows up in the morning, and with the glassy conditions, it might be worth a paddle if you’re desperate. The energy kicks up to 38, which is still weak, but it’s something. The wind is completely calm, making it glassy. It’s a marginal call, but it’s the best we’ve had in days.

Wednesday the 23rd sees the swell size tick up a notch – we’re looking at 2ft to 3ft from the NE with a 10-second period. The energy jumps into the moderate range, hitting 122 in the morning and 181 in the afternoon. That’s the biggest push of energy we see in the whole period. However, the wind is going to blow from the north at 12 to 16 mph, which is a cross-onshore, so it’s going to be choppy and messy. It’s surfable, but it's not going to be pretty.

There’s one final window on Thursday the 24th. The swell is still around 3ft from the NE, with the energy at 125. The wind is completely calm in the morning, which will make it glassy. This might be the pick of the bunch if you can get out before the seabreeze kicks in. It’s a small, clean, and weak wave – best for a longboard and just getting wet.

Overall, this is a pretty bleak outlook. If you’re a beginner, the small waves mid-week are fine, but for anyone looking for a real wave, there’s nothing on offer until that small NE pulse around the 23rd. The breaks are too fat and the energy is too weak to get excited about. It’s a waiting game, folks.

Rusty

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