Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangamata Estuary today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 9PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whangamata Estuary. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 81 | 77 | 105 | 103 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 43 | 48 | 80 | 195 | 96 | 104 | 89 | 65 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:51PM1.66m | 7:02AM1.57m | 7:33PM1.70m | 7:45AM1.60m | 8:13PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.43m | 1:16PM0.29m | 1:48AM0.38m | 1:58PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 85 | 81 | 77 | 105 | 103 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 94 | 96 | 104 | 89 | 65 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | E 19 | E 19 | E 12 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | ENE 18 | ENE 17 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 48 | 80 | 195 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 195 | 125 | 124 | 122 | 198 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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