Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.1° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 8PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.9
NNE
6
1
N
6
1.2
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
0.9
NE
9
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
15
23
25
27
29
50
66
109
66
121
128
143
237
250
217
197
107
201
173
136
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NW
5
NNE
0
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:34AM1.58m
7:01PM1.72m
7:18AM1.63m
7:41PM1.77m
8:00AM1.68m
8:20PM1.80m
Low Tide
12:46PM0.29m
1:18AM0.32m
1:29PM0.25m
1:59AM0.25m
2:12PM0.23m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
4
8
8
3
Temp °C
13
15
15
13
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
10
10
12
16
16
13
13
Feels °C
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
14
12
10
9
5
4
5
11
10
6
7
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