Surf Forecasts:
Whangara surf forecast from 17 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 18 Sep, 6PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 21 Sep, 6PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period, S swell with 1,796 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 17 Sep, 3PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Whangara this week:
The surf forecast for Whangara over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Whangara in the next 16 days are 2.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 21) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 5.0m 12s period and expected on Monday (Sep 21) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3PM (Thu 17th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Fri 18th Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Mon 21st Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Whangara over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 12 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 6 | SE 11 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | NNE 13 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 147 | 95 | 373 | 687 | 400 | 224 | 176 | 98 | 79 | 55 | 38 | 0 | 17 | 1009 | 270 | 190 | 34 | 524 | 291 | 349 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:16AM1.45m | 10:36PM1.39m | 11:01AM1.41m | 11:21PM1.34m | 11:48AM1.37m | 00:08AM1.30m | 12:35PM1.34m | 00:56AM1.26m | 1:24PM1.32m | 1:45AM1.24m | 2:14PM1.31m | 2:36AM1.24m | 3:04PM1.32m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32PM0.24m | 4:51AM0.24m | 5:18PM0.29m | 5:35AM0.29m | 6:04PM0.33m | 6:21AM0.32m | 6:51PM0.36m | 7:08AM0.35m | 7:40PM0.38m | 7:56AM0.36m | 8:30PM0.38m | 8:45AM0.35m | 9:21PM0.36m | ||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 7 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | NNE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 188 | 147 | 87 | 373 | 298 | 400 | 224 | 176 | 82 | 131 | 55 | 38 | 4979 | 2635 | 1009 | 270 | 190 | 34 | 524 | 91 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | NE 11 | SE 14 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SE 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 9 | SE 11 | — | NNE 13 | NE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 19 | 95 | 5 | 57 | 264 | 127 | 111 | 98 | 36 | 28 | 30 | — | 17 | 4 | 245 | 229 | 25 | 33 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | S 14 | S 8 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | ESE 11 | NE 9 | NE 10 | — | — | E 13 | NE 10 | SE 12 | NE 12 | SSW 16 | E 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 63 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 86 | 283 | 280 | 79 | 22 | 15 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 23 | 6 | 53 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | — | SSW 6 | S 7 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | SSW 8 | S 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | NE 2 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 26 | 119 | 687 | — | 222 | 352 | 1 | 3 | 654 | 2938 | 7502 | — | — | — | 1 | 728 | 749 | 291 | 349 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 473 | 157 | 35 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 365 | 131 |
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