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: 5 am 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
17.1° 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 (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jun)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (05 Jun)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
2.2
N
7
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.8
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
7
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
165
149
191
228
259
327
524
308
240
214
214
367
210
181
147
90
53
83
62
41
28
15
27
19
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
5
SSE
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
9:58AM1.55m
10:28PM1.67m
10:40AM1.51m
11:09PM1.65m
11:24AM1.49m
11:51PM1.64m
Low Tide
4:04AM0.41m
4:13PM0.32m
4:47AM0.42m
4:54PM0.35m
5:31AM0.42m
5:37PM0.38m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:05
5:05
 mm
1
4
1
Temp °C
15
15
17
19
17
17
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
14
14
14
13
12
13
14
15
13
12
10
Feels °C
15
13
14
15
14
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
12
12
11
9
7
9
9
12
10
11
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
7
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
Energy kJ
165
149
7
7
8
8
336
308
240
214
214
214
210
181
147
90
53
83
62
41
28
14
27
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
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
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.4
N
7
0.1
E
10
0.3
ESE
4
Energy kJ
8
7
7
4
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
42
53
8
8
7
11
15
2
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
7
7
4
2
7
8
8
9
9
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.3
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
2.2
N
7
1.8
N
8
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
94
104
191
228
259
327
524
367
1
2
3
3
4
1
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
28
368
252
216
110
28
0
0
0
128
0
0
0
0
0
2
26
54
125
158
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
5
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
6
8
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