Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.7° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 1PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.8
N
6
0.4
NE
9
1.3
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.4
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
7
1.9
NNW
7
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
32
32
39
31
31
32
32
33
41
23
132
253
227
135
86
379
182
138
66
33
21
16
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
NW
10
N
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
30
N
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
5
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:00AM1.80m
10:13PM1.72m
10:42AM1.76m
10:55PM1.66m
11:24AM1.70m
Low Tide
3:47AM0.16m
4:12PM0.28m
4:28AM0.21m
4:55PM0.33m
5:10AM0.26m
5:38PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:33
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6:31
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7:30
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7:31
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7:32
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1
5
5
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Temp °C
13
13
16
19
21
19
16
15
16
16
17
14
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
14
15
13
11
Feels °C
12
13
16
17
19
17
15
14
14
14
13
9
5
7
8
7
7
6
7
10
12
9
4
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