Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangamata Estuary today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 5AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whangamata Estuary. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 10 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 300 | 400 | 371 | 284 | 227 | 194 | 188 | 188 | 153 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 120 | 92 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 94 | 105 | 96 | 82 | 87 | 185 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:03AM1.70m | 12:34PM1.58m | 00:51AM1.69m | 1:29PM1.61m | 1:44AM1.70m | 2:27PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29AM0.29m | 6:43PM0.38m | 7:17AM0.27m | 7:36PM0.38m | 8:10AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 326 | 300 | 382 | 371 | 284 | 227 | 194 | 188 | 188 | 153 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 120 | 92 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 94 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 87 | 185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 |
| kJ | 76 | 80 | 80 | 144 | 128 | 125 | 101 | 95 | 91 | 72 | 48 | 35 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ENE 11 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 45 | 61 | 41 | — | — | 31 | 49 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 11 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 400 | 41 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 49 | 42 | 43 | 39 | 62 | 105 | 96 | 82 | 51 | 80 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 106 | 54 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 179 | 130 | 216 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 59 | 51 | 114 | 106 | 2 |
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