Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 12PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
11
1.8
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
14
26
39
57
83
303
254
249
163
160
118
116
87
85
84
57
59
58
36
33
57
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
W
5
SW
10
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:06AM1.56m
2:47PM1.54m
2:58AM1.52m
3:39PM1.53m
3:50AM1.50m
4:31PM1.54m
Low Tide
8:24AM0.37m
8:50PM0.52m
9:14AM0.41m
9:43PM0.55m
10:05AM0.42m
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
11
10
11
14
15
14
13
13
12
10
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
8
10
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
10
9
9
10
10
10
8
10
8
4
5
3
3
2
3
4
5
5
8
8
6
6
6
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