Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 11AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
6
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.7
SE
4
0.5
E
5
0.9
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
16
13
37
20
12
7
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SE
5
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:37AM1.42m
3:16PM1.50m
3:34AM1.43m
4:08PM1.54m
4:27AM1.47m
4:56PM1.60m
Low Tide
8:50AM0.48m
9:27PM0.55m
9:44AM0.46m
10:22PM0.50m
10:37AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
2
Temp °C
12
12
14
19
16
12
10
10
9
9
12
15
15
12
9
9
7
6
9
11
13
12
9
Feels °C
7
8
10
16
13
6
4
4
4
4
7
9
8
6
4
4
3
1
5
7
10
6
4
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