Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Issued: 5 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
15.5° 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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 10AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (07 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (07 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
2.1
NE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
105
135
301
533
348
318
326
356
413
322
260
190
188
188
158
158
154
148
120
122
125
133
176
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:44AM1.56m
00:03AM1.70m
12:34PM1.58m
00:51AM1.69m
1:29PM1.61m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.32m
5:54PM0.36m
6:29AM0.29m
6:43PM0.38m
7:17AM0.27m
7:36PM0.38m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
2
1
3
6
2
2
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
13
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
14
15
11
10
9
9
10
11
13
11
12
11
9
Feels °C
9
9
7
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
12
12
8
7
6
7
7
7
9
6
7
6
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
NE
7
0.8
N
8
0.7
E
8
1.8
NE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
Energy kJ
115
105
72
69
388
348
318
326
356
413
322
260
171
130
188
158
158
154
148
120
122
125
133
176
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
89
72
76
74
76
56
80
80
144
131
125
190
188
93
91
72
56
36
35
25
25
17
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
7
0.8
E
8
0.3
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.6
N
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
69
92
25
45
61
41
49
8
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
2.1
NE
8
0.7
SE
4
1
SE
4
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.3
S
2
0.7
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
Energy kJ
127
135
301
533
15
36
1
3
1
1
3
4
4
1
13
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
106
106
106
106
106
106
106
106
62
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
51
51
2
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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