Whangamata Estuary Surf Break
Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Whangamata Estuary

Issued: 11 pm 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
17.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 5AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
1
NNE
8
0.8
NE
8
1.5
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
2.5
N
8
2.1
N
8
1.6
NNE
8
2
N
8
2
N
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
589
446
361
275
269
208
176
149
142
120
97
140
77
228
252
284
365
850
540
311
527
515
266
238
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:06PM1.71m
9:16AM1.58m
9:47PM1.69m
9:58AM1.55m
10:28PM1.67m
10:40AM1.51m
Low Tide
3:21AM0.40m
3:31PM0.30m
4:04AM0.41m
4:13PM0.32m
4:47AM0.42m
4:54PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:05
 mm
1
10
2
1
Temp °C
13
11
11
11
13
17
18
16
15
15
15
16
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
14
Feels °C
11
9
10
10
13
16
17
16
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
1
NNE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1.9
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
589
446
361
275
269
208
176
149
142
120
97
140
77
7
8
8
8
450
335
311
336
284
266
238
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.4
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
12
25
25
25
25
25
9
16
36
37
7
7
3
4
8
8
8
7
8
7
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
25
25
8
7
9
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
4
0.4
WSW
3
1
N
6
1
N
6
1
N
6
0.8
N
6
1.5
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
2.5
N
8
2.1
N
8
2
N
8
2
N
8
Energy kJ
10
4
76
76
66
45
228
252
284
365
850
540
527
515
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
3
3
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
308
252
351
308
110
0
51
142
125
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
6
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