Whangamatā, New Zealand

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Surfers — Near Double Brown, 1 km away. Photo: BriYYZ from Toronto, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Whangamatā

Whangamatā is a town in Waikato Region, New Zealand. From Whangamatā you can reach 11 surf spots. The nearest is Double Brown, a surf spot 3.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 2 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is TRG, 61 km away.

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Staying in Whangamatā

2 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: TRG, 61 km, HLZ, 86 km, Auckland International Airport (AKL), 96 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Whangamatā.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Whangamatā each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Whangamatā too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Fudabarer5.4 kmabout 10 min by car

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft15 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Fudabarer, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	10kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	1 ft9 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	13kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	15kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	16kJ	wind from the south-west, 13 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	10kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore	16°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	1 ft7 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot, offshore	17°C

The Bay7.8 kmabout 15 min by car

1 ft8 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft15 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	1 ft7 smushy	8kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	11kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	13kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	15kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	16kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	10kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	7, too small	1 ft7 smushy	5kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	17°C

Clark Island4.9 kmabout 10 min by car

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft15 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Clark Island, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	10kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	7, too small	1 ft9 smushy	11kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	13kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	15kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	16kJ	wind from the south-west, 13 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	10kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore	16°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	1 ft7 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot, offshore	17°C

Whiritoa10.5 kmabout 20 min by car

1 ft11 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft14 kJ

1 ft8 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Whiritoa, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, too small	1 ft9 smushy	11kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	1 ft10 scrumbling	12kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	11kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	12, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	13kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	14kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	8kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	17°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	1 ft7 smushy	4kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	17°C

Homunga Bay19 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Waihi Beach, 7 km

1 ft12 kJ

1 ft11 kJ

1 ft14 kJ

1 ft15 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Homunga Bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	1 ft10 shollow	12kJ	wind from the north, 6 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	1 ft10 shollow	12kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	10, too small	1 ft9 shollow	11kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	11, too small	1 ft9 shollow	14kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	13, too small	1 ft9 shollow	15kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	1 ft9 shollow	7kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	1 ft7 s	3kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	19°C

Mania reef17.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Pauanui, 7 km

2 ft8 kJ

1 ft7 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

1 ft15 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mania reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	13, too small	2 ft4 s	8kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	15°C
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	1 ft5 s	7kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	1 ft9 s	13kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	1 ft10 s	16kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	1 ft9 s	15kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	1 ft9 s	10kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	1 ft7 s	5kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	17°C

Donut Island5 kmabout 10 min by car

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft13 kJ

1 ft15 kJ

1 ft16 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Donut Island, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	5, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	10kJ	wind from the north, 9 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	10kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	13kJ	wind from the south-west, 3 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	15kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	12, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	16kJ	wind from the south-west, 13 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	10kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	1 ft7 smushy	5kJ	wind from the south-west, 1 knot	17°C

Double Brown3.5 kmabout 10 min by car

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Double Brown, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 0 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	1 ft7 smushy	4kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	1 ft9 s	5kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	9kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, offshore	17°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	1 ft9 ssoft	6kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	1 ft7 s	3kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, offshore	19°C

Onemana6.7 kmabout 15 min by car

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Onemana, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	1 ft8 scrumbling	6kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	1 ft9 s	5kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 9 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	9kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	1 ft9 scrumbling	6kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	1 ft7 s	3kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots	20°C

Opotere11.7 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Pauanui, 7 km

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Opotere, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	8, too small	1 ft4 smushy	4kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	1 ft4 smushy	3kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 1 knot	18°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	1 ft7 shollow	4kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 3 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	6, too small	1 ft9 s	5kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	1 ft9 shollow	9kJ	wind from the south-west, 10 knots, offshore	18°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	1 ft9 shollow	6kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 2 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	1 ft7 s	3kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot	20°C

Whangamata Estuary3.6 kmabout 10 min by car

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

1 ft9 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Whangamata Estuary, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	9, too small	1 ft4 shollow	4kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	16°C
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	1 ft4 shollow	3kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	6, too small	1 ft7 shollow	4kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	4, too small	1 ft9 s	5kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	4, too small	1 ft9 shollow	9kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	5, too small	1 ft9 shollow	6kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	4, too small	1 ft7 s	3kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	19°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Whangamatā, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).