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Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.4° 

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 (11 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 6AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (11 Nov)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (11 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
2
N
7
1.9
N
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
265
416
355
352
310
215
196
178
183
94
79
82
102
96
109
176
134
131
141
131
100
125
135
129
88
121
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
25
N
20
N
15
NW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
NW
10
N
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:52AM1.77m
9:03PM1.68m
9:33AM1.77m
9:44PM1.66m
10:14AM1.74m
10:26PM1.62m
Low Tide
2:36AM0.20m
3:04PM0.32m
3:17AM0.22m
3:46PM0.34m
3:59AM0.24m
4:28PM0.36m
4:40AM0.28m
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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 mm
4
4
2
1
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Temp °C
16
16
17
17
20
21
21
16
15
14
14
18
21
23
21
15
13
13
13
17
19
20
20
15
12
11
11
Feels °C
13
13
15
16
16
18
19
15
15
14
14
18
19
21
18
13
12
12
12
16
18
17
19
12
10
9
10
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