Whangamoa Surf Photo by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 41.10° S 173.52° E

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangamoa sea temperature is

12.7° C

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
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	7 s	glass		7 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 19 May at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whangamoa around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 7 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 2.3m (7.7 ft). Range 3.72m (12.2 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Whangamoa Surf Photo: 'As small as it gets' by Rob Davies

Well, not quite. Tasman Bay can be like a mirror but this is the most exposed spot in the area so the only consolation of surfing waves this size is knowing that everywhere else is even smaller. I was hoping the forecast would get it wrong and it would pick up before dusk but the damn model was bang on and we left just as bigger sets arrived

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2475 photos)

Photo taken at: 3:12 pm 19 May 2013