Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Issued: 5 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
16.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 10AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (26 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (26 Jun)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
567
463
533
484
471
417
398
371
371
502
603
615
580
625
546
482
424
434
434
434
432
384
384
384
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:36AM1.57m
4:16PM1.57m
4:25AM1.55m
5:04PM1.59m
5:13AM1.55m
5:50PM1.61m
Low Tide
9:53AM0.35m
10:20PM0.50m
10:41AM0.36m
11:10PM0.50m
11:28AM0.35m
11:58PM0.48m
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
7
8
5
1
Temp °C
10
11
11
12
12
10
10
9
10
10
11
14
15
13
13
12
12
12
14
16
17
14
13
11
Feels °C
6
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
7
6
8
10
12
11
10
9
9
9
11
12
14
10
9
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
Energy kJ
567
463
533
484
471
417
398
371
371
502
603
615
580
625
546
482
424
434
434
434
432
384
384
384
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.1
NW
7
0.1
N
12
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.3
SSW
4
0.8
ESE
6
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
39
2
3
3
3
4
40
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SSW
3
1.1
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
134
88
71
47
7
66
11
1
3
3
5
7
17
12
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
4
Distance (km)
49
60
162
130
20
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
59
20
20
106
20
106
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
7
5
8
8
7
6
5
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