Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
16.7°C
1.6° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 6PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (15 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (15 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1
1
1
0
2
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.4
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
7
1.4
NNW
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
7
1
ESE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.8
S
5
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.7
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
102
321
221
135
108
193
83
85
72
57
39
61
44
30
9
13
15
25
32
19
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
NNW
30
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
20
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:42AM1.76m
10:55PM1.66m
11:24AM1.70m
11:38PM1.60m
12:08PM1.64m
Low Tide
4:55PM0.33m
5:10AM0.26m
5:38PM0.38m
5:53AM0.33m
6:23PM0.44m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
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6:31
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6:30
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7:31
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7:32
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7:34
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 mm
1
5
4
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2
2
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Temp °C
17
16
12
13
11
11
10
10
12
14
13
13
10
7
6
5
11
14
15
15
12
Feels °C
13
11
7
8
8
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
4
2
1
0
5
8
10
12
10
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