Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 3AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
424
495
528
517
443
385
333
286
280
228
188
143
140
114
112
109
88
86
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
0
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:42PM1.75m
5:11AM1.65m
5:39PM1.77m
6:09AM1.69m
6:32PM1.80m
Low Tide
11:02PM0.29m
11:22AM0.27m
00:00AM0.24m
12:19PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
16
12
11
10
10
16
19
19
17
16
15
14
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15
17
17
16
14
Feels °C
16
11
8
8
8
7
14
17
18
17
16
14
12
12
13
16
16
16
14
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