Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.2° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 6AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
126
78
78
27
30
18
33
34
35
51
49
47
45
44
31
31
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:20PM1.80m
8:42AM1.72m
9:00PM1.82m
9:25AM1.75m
Low Tide
2:40AM0.20m
2:54PM0.22m
3:21AM0.16m
3:37PM0.22m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
13
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
12
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
7
7
6
6
6
5
8
8
6
6
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