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Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 9AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (16 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
E
6
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
66
64
72
57
66
89
52
27
12
13
9
26
14
13
13
5
13
5
9
9
10
10
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
SW
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:24AM1.70m
11:38PM1.60m
12:08PM1.64m
00:22AM1.53m
12:55PM1.58m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.26m
5:38PM0.38m
5:53AM0.33m
6:23PM0.44m
6:37AM0.39m
7:10PM0.49m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:28
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7:32
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7:34
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7:35
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 mm
1
2
2
1
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Temp °C
11
11
11
14
14
12
10
8
6
5
11
14
16
15
12
9
9
7
12
15
17
16
13
Feels °C
8
10
7
9
9
5
3
2
1
0
5
10
13
12
9
6
6
4
10
12
13
13
11
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