Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is

16.5°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 4PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 3					Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	55	60	82	85	91	106	109	116	136	136	136	132	218	229	262	276	250	244	200	194	93	88	74	86
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	NE	ENE	E	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	E	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide			2:20PM1.79m				2:50AM1.62m				3:21PM1.75m				3:55AM1.61m					4:20PM1.73m				4:56AM1.63m
Low Tide	7:59AM0.23m				8:43PM0.27m				9:01AM0.28m				9:44PM0.27m					10:03AM0.32m				10:42PM0.26m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	7:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	18	17	15	15	15	15	16	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	19	18	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	17	17	16	15	16	16	16	16	19	20	19	18	18	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	55	60	82	85	91	106	109	116	136	136	136	132	162	229	262	276	250	244	200	194	93	88	74	86
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 12	NE 13	NE 13	N 12	NE 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 11	N 11	N 18	N 18	N 18	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	6	6	6	6	3	6	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	9	9	6	6	6	55	49	47	47
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	—	E 13	E 13	E 13	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 18	—	N 17	N 16	N 16
kJ	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	—	4	3	3	7	6	6	6	—	6	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	218	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Port Waikato-The Reef Raglan and West Waikato	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Clark Island Coromandel	Clark Island Coromandel	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	77	110	124	122	75	31	23	31	106	110	106	106	59	59	23	2	2	26	4	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel						Whitianga	Tairua Beach	Whitianga					Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Tairua Beach	Clark Island	Clark Island	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Orakawa	Tairua Bar	Clark Island	Tairua Bar	Clark Island
Rating (10 max)						1	1	1					1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Charleston West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5

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