Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Issued: 6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is

15.2°C

Whangamata Estuary surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whangamata Estuary today (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 10AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (09 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9							Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	169	165	136	112	106	88	86	74	74	72	57	57	57	57	57	59	64	58	56	54	54	52	52
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	E	ENE	ENE	SW	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	ESE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide		6:09AM1.69m				6:32PM1.80m					7:02AM1.74m				7:20PM1.81m				7:50AM1.78m				8:06PM1.81m
Low Tide				12:19PM0.25m				00:52AM0.18m					1:12PM0.23m				1:40AM0.15m				2:00PM0.22m


	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	1
Temp °C	13	13	16	16	17	16	15	14	14	14	15	17	17	16	15	14	13	13	16	19	20	15	15
Feels °C	11	11	14	14	16	16	15	13	13	13	14	16	17	15	14	13	12	13	16	18	19	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	169	165	136	112	106	88	86	74	74	72	57	57	57	57	57	59	64	58	56	54	54	52	52
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	NNE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NNE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 3	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4
kJ	17	26	6	6	6	6	12	11	5	5	12	5	5	11	11	11	10	1	2	3	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 9	NNE 10	N 9	N 10
kJ	13	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	10	2	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 3	—	SE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	NNW 3	N 3	NNW 3	N 4	N 4	—	N 4	—
kJ	8	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	1	4	7	12	—	14	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Clark Island Coromandel	Clark Island Coromandel	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Tairua Bar Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Donut Island Coromandel	Donut Island Coromandel	Whangamata Beach Coromandel	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Whangamata Beach Coromandel	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Whangamata Beach Coromandel	Whangamata Beach Coromandel	Whangamata Bar Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	2	2	51	106	25	0	0	0	2	2	2	20	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	2	2	4
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel	Clark Island	Clark Island			Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Clark Island	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Hot Water Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Bar	Tairua Bar	Tairua Bar	Tairua Bar	Tairua Bar	Tairua Bar	Tairua Bar	Whangamata Bar	Tairua Beach	Tairua Bar
Rating (10 max)	2	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	7	5	5	6	4	7	7	8	7	9	5	9	9

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