Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Issued: 5 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is

15.2°C

Whangamata Estuary surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whangamata Estuary today (11 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 10AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (11 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun night).
	Friday 11							Saturday 12								Sunday 13
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	43	42	43	42	64	63	42	42	42	42	26	43	44	44	44	27	27	26	26	26	27	27	27
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	S	SSE	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			6:18AM1.77m				6:44PM1.90m				7:10AM1.81m				7:32PM1.91m				7:58AM1.83m				8:18PM1.89m
Low Tide	00:13AM0.18m				12:31PM0.14m				1:04AM0.12m				1:22PM0.12m				1:52AM0.09m				2:10PM0.13m


	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	12	14	14	12	11	12	12	11	12	14	15	12	10	11	11	11	13	16	16	14	11
Feels °C	10	8	9	12	11	6	6	6	6	4	5	8	10	6	4	6	5	5	7	11	11	10	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 13	ENE 8	ENE 9	NE 13	NE 13	NE 9	ENE 9	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13
kJ	16	35	33	32	29	63	28	30	42	42	20	15	44	44	44	27	27	26	26	26	27	27	27
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	ESE 4	ENE 13	ENE 8	NE 13	NE 13	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 13	NE 13	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	43	42	43	6	64	28	42	42	15	15	26	43	15	14	14	15	15	7	7	7	7	7	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 4	N 5	N 5	NE 13	ESE 4	ESE 3	—	NNE 13	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 16	—	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	N 16	NW 4	N 16	E 16	—	—	E 16	N 14
kJ	3	2	2	42	3	1	—	16	8	5	10	—	5	5	6	5	1	5	5	—	—	5	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 3	ESE 4	SE 4	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 2	WSW 3	WSW 3	SW 3	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3
kJ	—	2	5	9	—	—	3	5	5	7	7	4	1	1	1	3	2	3	4	6	3	2	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Whitianga Coromandel	Donut Island Coromandel	Donut Island Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Donut Island Coromandel	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Homunga Bay Coromandel	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Hicks Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	20	49	2	2	0	2	4	125	125	54	54	20	15	26	20	26	9	156	156	75	75	216	179
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel	Tairua Beach	Whitianga	Donut Island	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Bar						Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Tairua Bar
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1						1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Fox River West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Takou Bay Northland	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Takou Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	6	7	5	1	1	1	3	4	1	4	7	3	4	4	4	4	1	9	8	6
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Little Wanganui New Zealand	Antiques Maldives	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	7	9	8	6

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