Whangamata Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Whangamata Beach over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, we’ve got a bit of a quiet start. Saturday the 4th of July is a write-off, with onshore wind and messy conditions, not worth paddling out for. But don’t stress, things tidy up real fast.

The first real highlight hits us on Sunday morning, the 5th of July. The wind goes glassy – absolute perfection – with a clean 4 ft easterly swell rolling in. The period is 10 seconds, so it’s got a bit of shape to it. This is a great session for the beginner crowd, as the size is friendly and the conditions will be smooth as silk. Water temp is sitting at 60°, pretty much normal for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.

We then hit a rough patch from Monday through to Friday. A run of cross-onshore and onshore winds, mixed with small, short-period swells and even a storm risk. The energy drops right off, with combined swell energy readings as low as 51 (weak). Honestly, from Monday the 6th to Friday the 10th, there’s nothing worth chasing. The surf is just flat or blown out.

Things start to look up again Wednesday the 8th of July though. The morning has a clean 4 ft swell with a cross-offshore breeze from the SSE, and the afternoon goes glassy again with a 4 ft easterly swell. That afternoon session on Wednesday 8th is a real sleeper – clean, tidy, and uncrowded. The combined swell energy is moderate at 412, so there’s plenty of push.

The real standout, the one you want to circle on the calendar, is Saturday the 18th of July. The morning brings a clean 5 ft north-easterly swell, but the afternoon is where it’s at – 7 ft of east-north-easterly swell, clean conditions with a light cross-offshore breeze, and moderate wave energy (451). That’s gonna be a proper session, with good shape and power. It’s getting up there in size though, over 5 ft, so beginners might find it a bit much – this one’s for the intermediate and above crew.

The 19th of July, Sunday, sees the swell bump up even more, hitting 8 ft to 10 ft, but the wind swings onshore and messy. The combined swell energy hits 990 and then 1205 (strong to very strong), so there’s heaps of power, but the quality is ruined by the wind. That setup would be more interesting for the kite surfers than paddle surfers, honestly.

Through the middle of the second week, from the 11th to the 16th, it’s mostly small and clean but undersized – waves around 2 ft to 4 ft with very low energy. Nothing to get excited about.

So, bottom line: your best bets are Sunday morning the 5th for a glassy beginner-friendly session, and Saturday afternoon the 18th for a proper clean, powerful wave for the more experienced crew. The rest of the window is either flat, blown out, or too messy.

Stay stoked,
Rusty.

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