Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.6° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 3AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
NNE
3
0.1
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
37
37
36
35
31
31
31
30
30
28
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
5
5
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
NE
10
N
15
N
10
NW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:56AM1.42m
4:22PM1.55m
4:50AM1.47m
5:11PM1.60m
5:42AM1.55m
5:59PM1.67m
Low Tide
10:02AM0.48m
10:41PM0.44m
10:56AM0.44m
11:31PM0.36m
11:48AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
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7:38
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Temp °C
11
10
10
13
18
19
17
11
9
9
9
14
18
18
16
14
13
12
12
15
18
19
19
14
Feels °C
9
8
8
12
16
16
14
6
6
6
7
13
15
15
13
12
13
12
12
15
16
16
17
12
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