Whangamata Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.22° S 175.88° E

Whangamata Beach, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Beach sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.4° 

Whangamata Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Whangamata Beach based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Whangamata Beach right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Whangamata Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Whangamata 2

10 km WNW178 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainRecent light rain
wind obs. (6 kph from 315 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihi - Golden Valley

13 km S227 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
35
fresh winds from the W
(37 km/h at 270°)
11.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kopu East

21 km W340 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the SW
(9 km/h at 225°)
11.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihi Beach

22 km S114 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainRecent light rain
25
moderate winds from the W
(24 km/h at 270°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihi

22 km S88 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainRecent light rain
20
moderate winds from the W
(20 km/h at 270°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
-

Paeroa

25 km SSW12 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
25
moderate winds from the W
(26 km/h at 270°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
-

Bowentown

28 km SSE4 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
15
light winds from the W
(13 km/h at 270°)
13.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihi

28 km SSE10 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
20
light winds from the WSW
(18 km/h at 256°)
25
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

NG Weather

35 km WSW4 m above sea level

55 minutes ago
mod rainDry
5
light winds from the N
(6 km/h at 0°)
12.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Matakana Island

46 km SSE31 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
10
light winds from the NW
(9 km/h at 315°)
13 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Whangamata Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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