Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 9AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (26 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
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)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.3
E
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
61
59
58
56
32
34
55
51
50
50
51
55
56
56
55
32
32
33
34
59
61
62
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:50AM1.50m
4:31PM1.54m
4:41AM1.50m
5:20PM1.57m
5:30AM1.52m
6:07PM1.61m
Low Tide
10:05AM0.42m
10:36PM0.54m
10:56AM0.40m
11:28PM0.52m
11:45AM0.37m
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
9
9
10
9
8
8
7
6
6
10
12
9
8
7
6
5
7
10
11
9
9
Feels °C
5
4
7
7
8
7
5
4
4
3
3
5
7
5
5
4
3
2
4
7
8
7
7
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