Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.6° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 4AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
15
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
28
27
26
21
21
21
9
21
20
20
18
18
47
47
48
46
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SE
0
ESE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:21AM1.68m
4:58PM1.81m
5:22AM1.72m
5:53PM1.86m
Low Tide
10:15PM0.32m
10:37AM0.21m
11:16PM0.25m
11:36AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
10
11
12
14
13
12
11
10
9
9
12
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
8
7
8
8
10
12
12
10
9
7
6
6
9
11
11
10
10
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