Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.0° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 11AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (22 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
1.3
NNW
6
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
2
1
1
8
8
8
8
5
7
7
7
7
136
43
32
23
12
6
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:26AM1.52m
2:05PM1.52m
2:19AM1.47m
3:00PM1.50m
3:14AM1.46m
3:55PM1.51m
Low Tide
7:42AM0.41m
8:11PM0.55m
8:34AM0.45m
9:06PM0.57m
9:28AM0.45m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:47
 mm
2
Temp °C
10
11
13
14
15
13
10
10
9
9
12
15
15
12
11
10
10
10
11
15
16
13
10
Feels °C
8
8
10
10
11
10
7
7
6
6
8
10
10
9
7
6
6
6
8
11
11
9
7
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