Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Issued: 5 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is

15.1°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whangamata Estuary today (10 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 9AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s
Afternoon (10 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Evening (10 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).
	Thursday 10							Friday 11								Saturday 12
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	20	20	19	47	47	48	46	44	43	43	43	42	64	63	42	42	42	42	26	27	44	27	27
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	WSW	WSW	S	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide		5:22AM1.72m				5:53PM1.86m					6:18AM1.77m				6:44PM1.90m				7:10AM1.81m				7:32PM1.91m
Low Tide				11:36AM0.17m					00:13AM0.18m				12:31PM0.14m				1:04AM0.12m				1:22PM0.12m


	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	9	12	16	15	13	12	11	11	11	11	14	15	12	12	12	12	11	12	15	16	12	10
Feels °C	7	6	10	13	11	10	11	10	9	9	9	12	11	6	7	5	6	3	5	9	11	7	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 9	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 13	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	NE 13	NE 13	NE 9	ENE 9	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13
kJ	20	20	19	25	25	37	18	27	37	35	34	32	64	25	28	30	42	42	20	15	44	27	27
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	N 4	NE 13	NE 13	N 5	NE 13	NE 13	NE 9	ENE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 13	NE 13	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	4	3	18	47	47	48	6	44	43	8	43	42	19	63	42	42	14	5	26	27	15	7	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 4	N 11	—	N 4	NE 13	N 4	N 5	NE 13	N 5	N 5	N 5	—	NNE 13	NNE 13	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 16	NE 16	—	NE 12	NE 12
kJ	18	18	2	2	—	3	46	3	4	43	5	5	2	—	16	16	8	8	10	10	—	5	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WSW 2	—	NNW 3	NNW 4	—	—	—	SE 2	SSE 3	SE 3	—	WSW 2	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SW 4	SW 3	WSW 2	WSW 3
kJ	—	—	1	—	4	14	—	—	—	1	4	3	—	1	3	5	9	11	13	13	3	1	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Onemana Coromandel	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Whangamata Beach Coromandel	Whangamata Beach Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Donut Island Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Donut Island Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Forestry Northland	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Onemana Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	51	54	9	4	4	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	125	156	75	54	54	26	65	9
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel			Tairua Beach	Tairua Bar	Whangamata Bar	Tairua Bar	Tairua Bar	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach						Tairua Beach		Tairua Beach
Rating (10 max)			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1						1		1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fairway Reef Northland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Fox River West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Takou Bay Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	3	7	1	1	4	5	5	8	8	8	7	7	7	5	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	7	3
Header Global	Etang-Sale Reunion	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Saint Leu Reunion	Nugget Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Antiques Maldives	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	8	7	9	6	5	5	9	8	8	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	5	7	7

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