Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.2° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 3AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.5
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
6
1.3
NNW
6
0.9
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
4
9
6
13
23
23
28
44
134
63
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:31AM1.65m
6:45PM1.74m
7:18AM1.75m
7:32PM1.80m
8:05AM1.84m
8:19PM1.85m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.27m
12:38PM0.32m
1:05AM0.18m
1:27PM0.26m
1:52AM0.10m
2:17PM0.20m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
12
11
12
16
19
20
18
13
11
11
11
15
19
21
18
13
12
13
13
18
17
17
17
15
Feels °C
10
9
11
14
17
19
14
11
9
10
10
13
17
17
15
11
10
11
11
14
15
15
16
13
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