Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Issued: 5 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
16.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 10AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
196
192
139
134
125
86
86
67
67
39
38
36
25
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
12
12
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:46AM1.78m
11:16PM1.93m
11:43AM1.72m
00:09AM1.85m
12:40PM1.66m
Low Tide
4:44AM0.11m
4:59PM0.09m
5:39AM0.15m
5:53PM0.18m
6:32AM0.19m
6:47PM0.28m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
5:06
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
10
9
10
13
14
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
14
12
13
14
15
13
15
14
Feels °C
8
7
8
11
12
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
14
15
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
200
196
192
139
134
125
86
86
67
67
39
38
36
25
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
12
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
NNW
4
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
14
5
5
12
4
5
5
4
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
1
1
1
5
5
5
4
4
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
5
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
ENE
3
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
3
4
19
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
9
4
20
26
125
186
114
106
106
114
127
106
106
106
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
5
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
6
6
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