Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.5° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 2AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
12
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.5
N
6
2
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
24
27
72
96
167
360
686
512
390
300
261
213
213
192
129
86
78
61
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NE
10
NE
10
WNW
15
N
10
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:12PM1.63m
11:43AM1.63m
11:57PM1.56m
12:32PM1.57m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.31m
5:54PM0.44m
6:13AM0.38m
6:43PM0.50m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:08
 mm
1
8
16
3
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
14
14
14
13
13
15
15
14
12
11
11
11
12
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
12
11
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
14
10
8
6
7
8
11
10
9
9
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