Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.2° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 3AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (18 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
11
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
10
13
9
9
9
16
16
16
17
11
11
11
11
11
11
18
18
18
17
16
10
10
10
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
NE
10
N
15
NNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
N
10
N
10
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
00:22AM1.53m
12:55PM1.58m
1:10AM1.47m
1:45PM1.54m
2:02AM1.42m
2:38PM1.52m
Low Tide
6:37AM0.39m
7:10PM0.49m
7:25AM0.44m
8:01PM0.53m
8:15AM0.47m
8:55PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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7:36
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Temp °C
9
8
7
11
14
16
16
13
11
10
9
13
17
19
17
12
10
9
8
12
15
16
14
12
Feels °C
6
5
4
9
11
13
13
11
9
8
7
12
16
17
15
10
7
7
6
11
13
13
12
11
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