Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.1° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 6AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.2
SSE
6
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.9
ESE
9
1
E
10
1
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
154
154
122
122
120
122
125
122
121
99
68
69
68
66
156
197
197
286
158
125
96
94
68
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:51AM1.69m
1:29PM1.61m
1:44AM1.70m
2:27PM1.65m
2:43AM1.71m
3:27PM1.71m
Low Tide
6:43PM0.38m
7:17AM0.27m
7:36PM0.38m
8:10AM0.23m
8:35PM0.37m
9:07AM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
10
12
12
13
12
12
11
9
9
12
13
12
10
8
7
6
8
11
11
10
Feels °C
9
7
6
6
6
8
6
6
4
5
4
3
3
7
8
8
6
4
3
2
5
8
8
7
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