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Surf forecast Whangamata today

Waves, swell and wind at Whangamata (North Island, New Zealand) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.

Right now

Waves0.3 m12 s · from ENE
Swell0.3 m10 s · from ENE
Wind11 km/hfrom WSW · gusts 26 · offshore
Water16.4 °C

Flat offshore.

Whangamata surf forecast, next 3 days

  • Flat
  • Small
  • Fun
  • Good
  • Big

Sunday 25 October

Small Best window 18:00–20:00: small, offshore.

TimeWavesSwellWind
09:000.3 m · 12 s ENE0.3 m · 10 s ENE16–37 km/h WSW offshore
12:000.3 m · 11 s ENE0.3 m · 10 s ENE17–41 km/h WSW offshore
15:000.3 m · 11 s ENE0.3 m · 10 s ENE19–44 km/h W offshore
18:000.3 m · 10 s ENE0.3 m · 10 s ENE20–48 km/h WSW offshore

Monday 26 October

Small Best window 19:00–20:00: small, offshore.

TimeWavesSwellWind
06:000.3 m · 11 s ENE0.3 m · 10 s ENE9–20 km/h W offshore
09:000.3 m · 11 s ENE0.2 m · 10 s ENE15–36 km/h W offshore
12:000.3 m · 11 s ENE0.2 m · 10 s ENE13–36 km/h W offshore
15:000.3 m · 8 s NE0.2 m · 7 s NE14–34 km/h W offshore
18:000.4 m · 5 s NNE0.3 m · 5 s NNE15–40 km/h WNW offshore

Tuesday 27 October

Fun Best window 14:00–17:00: fun, offshore.

TimeWavesSwellWind
06:000.6 m · 5 s N0.4 m · 4 s NNE14–31 km/h NW cross-shore
09:000.7 m · 4 s N0.4 m · 4 s NNE18–40 km/h NW cross-shore
12:000.8 m · 4 s N0.4 m · 5 s NNE22–48 km/h NW cross-shore
15:000.8 m · 5 s N0.6 m · 5 s NNE23–56 km/h WNW offshore
18:000.7 m · 5 s N0.6 m · 4 s N23–49 km/h WSW offshore

Wednesday 28 October

Small Best window 06:00–09:00: small, offshore.

TimeWavesSwellWind
06:000.5 m · 6 s NNE0.4 m · 5 s NNE16–34 km/h WSW offshore
09:000.4 m · 7 s NNE0.4 m · 5 s NNE18–40 km/h WSW offshore
12:000.4 m · 7 s NNE0.4 m · 5 s NNE20–46 km/h WSW offshore
15:000.4 m · 5 s NNW0.3 m · 5 s NNE22–49 km/h WSW offshore
18:000.4 m · 4 s NW0.3 m · 5 s NNE22–49 km/h W offshore

Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.

Forecast for Sun 08:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC

Waves map around Whangamata

Open the waves map centred on Whangamata

Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.

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Questions

Is there surf at Whangamata today?
Flat: waves 0.3 m at 12 s from ENE, swell 0.3 m · 10 s ENE (Sun 08:00).
Is the wind offshore at Whangamata?
Wind 11 km/h from WSW: offshore for a beach facing E.
When is the best time to surf Whangamata today?
18:00–20:00 (small, offshore)
How warm is the water at Whangamata?
16.4 °C
Where do the numbers come from?
The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.

Nearby surf spots

Mount Maunganui 52 km · Raglan (Manu Bay) 119 km · Piha 132 km · Muriwai 140 km · Wainui Beach (Gisborne) 254 km · Fitzroy Beach (New Plymouth) 258 km

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How it is computed

Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Whangamata, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.