Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Whangamata Estuary today (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 8PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

Table - waves today at Whangamata Estuary. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
1
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.3
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
13
20
20
17
25
25
25
25
15
15
15
23
23
22
22
22
22
57
92
150
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:29AM1.81m
9:45PM1.79m
10:13AM1.76m
10:28PM1.71m
10:57AM1.70m
Low Tide
3:41PM0.22m
4:02AM0.16m
4:25PM0.28m
4:45AM0.23m
5:09PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
3
Temp °C
12
15
15
14
12
9
8
8
11
15
16
14
11
10
11
12
15
16
15
12
10
Feels °C
11
14
14
12
10
6
5
5
8
12
13
11
9
8
9
9
11
11
10
9
5
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