
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangamata Estuary today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 4AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whangamata Estuary. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 47 | 63 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:04AM1.61m | 6:24PM1.73m | 6:48AM1.69m | 7:06PM1.79m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.33m | 12:13PM0.31m | 00:42AM0.24m | 12:58PM0.25m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | E 12 | NNW 7 | N 7 |
11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 63 | 66 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | — | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | E 9 | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | NE 10 | — | NE 12 |
— | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 156 | 156 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 156 | 156 | 125 | 164 | 164 | 197 | 216 | 197 | 240 | 2 | 2 |
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