Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.3° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 7AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)17s
Evening (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
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
E
19
0.2
E
18
0.2
E
18
0.2
E
18
0.2
E
18
0.3
E
17
0.3
ESE
17
0.3
ESE
16
0.3
ESE
16
0.3
ESE
15
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
26
26
25
24
53
55
51
48
42
41
37
37
19
19
15
14
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:17PM2.02m
8:37AM1.86m
9:09PM2.02m
9:31AM1.84m
Low Tide
2:37AM0.08m
2:53PM-0.00m
3:30AM0.07m
3:45PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
12
13
13
11
10
10
11
11
12
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
10
9
9
7
6
7
8
8
9
9
10
8
7
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