Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.4° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 8AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.5
N
5
0.8
N
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.1
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.4
N
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
9
9
8
8
12
41
194
103
153
235
229
182
127
121
164
195
144
92
68
65
45
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
0
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:05AM1.68m
1:48PM1.71m
2:09AM1.65m
2:53PM1.72m
3:16AM1.65m
3:57PM1.76m
Low Tide
7:28AM0.23m
8:03PM0.36m
8:30AM0.25m
9:09PM0.36m
9:34AM0.24m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
5
1
Temp °C
10
10
13
16
17
15
13
14
15
16
16
16
16
14
13
11
11
10
11
14
15
13
11
Feels °C
8
8
11
12
13
12
10
12
12
13
13
13
14
12
12
11
9
8
9
12
12
11
8
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