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Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
15.1°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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 5AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
90
117
125
129
107
107
93
112
138
142
169
368
360
320
275
288
257
273
253
280
280
238
177
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
0
SE
5
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
ENE
10
N
5
NNW
0
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:01AM1.63m
3:39PM1.73m
4:08AM1.62m
4:42PM1.75m
5:11AM1.65m
5:39PM1.77m
Low Tide
9:17AM0.27m
9:59PM0.32m
10:21AM0.28m
11:02PM0.29m
11:22AM0.27m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
12
11
10
9
14
19
20
17
12
11
11
11
16
18
16
17
15
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
10
12
12
12
10
8
7
12
17
18
13
8
8
9
9
15
16
15
16
15
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