Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
15.2°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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 9AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
NNE
10
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:16AM1.83m
9:32PM1.86m
10:02AM1.86m
10:17PM1.85m
10:49AM1.87m
Low Tide
3:08AM0.11m
3:29PM0.18m
3:52AM0.08m
4:16PM0.18m
4:38AM0.07m
5:04PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
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6:52
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7:16
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7:17
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7:19
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Temp °C
11
10
10
12
16
16
14
11
10
9
9
13
15
15
15
12
12
11
11
13
16
18
14
10
Feels °C
7
6
6
8
11
11
10
7
7
6
7
11
14
13
13
9
10
9
9
11
13
15
10
6
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