Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Issued: 12 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is

16.6°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 8AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	4s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	4s
Evening (01 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	7	15	20	7	11	17	18	13	8	10	17	35	36	49	52	57	47	45	47	52	75	78	88	93
Wind (km/h)	NW	N	NW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide	11:44PM1.79m				12:20PM1.89m				00:43AM1.72m					1:19PM1.84m				1:45AM1.66m				2:20PM1.79m
Low Tide			6:03AM0.10m				6:41PM0.22m				7:00AM0.16m					7:41PM0.25m				7:59AM0.23m				8:43PM0.27m


	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	11	15	17	17	16	14	13	13	14	16	16	16	16	14	14	14	14	17	17	18	17	15
Feels °C	10	10	9	11	12	11	11	10	10	10	11	12	12	12	13	12	12	14	14	17	16	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7
kJ	7	5	6	7	3	3	3	8	8	3	3	7	7	8	7	7	47	45	47	52	75	78	88	93
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NNE 8	ENE 4	E 4	N 16	N 16	N 16	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 14	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 13	N 13	N 12
kJ	7	6	3	3	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	3	2	2	3	2	7	7	7	6	6	6	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	NE 13	N 7	NE 9	E 13	E 12	NE 12	N 16	N 16	NE 15	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 15
kJ	1	7	4	3	3	3	6	5	5	8	6	6	6	2	2	2	2	5	5	2	2	2	2	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	—	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	15	20	—	11	17	18	13	8	10	17	35	36	49	52	57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Port Waikato-The Reef Raglan and West Waikato	Port Waikato-The Reef Raglan and West Waikato	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Whatipu Auckland	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Onemana Coromandel	Waiapu River East Cape	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Anaura Bay East Cape	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	106	106	106	124	231	124	106	114	130	75	9	236	110	239	240	114	28	4	4	4	110	110	114	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel											Onemana							Tairua Bar	Tairua Beach	Whangamata Bar				Clark Island
Rating (10 max)											1							1	1	1				1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Weld Road Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Shag Rock Auckland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Shag Rock Auckland	Shag Rock Auckland	Shag Rock Auckland	Shag Rock Auckland	Papatowai Catlins	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	2
Header Global	Weld Road New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Chuns and Jocks Reefs United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States
Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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