Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Issued: 11 am 21 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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night).

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
3 AM
6 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.6
E
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
38
36
25
18
17
17
17
16
10
9
6
6
11
69
110
94
155
167
191
238
286
335
331
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SE
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:43AM1.72m
00:09AM1.85m
12:40PM1.66m
1:02AM1.76m
1:37PM1.61m
1:54AM1.68m
Low Tide
5:53PM0.18m
6:32AM0.19m
6:47PM0.28m
7:24AM0.24m
7:41PM0.37m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
15
13
13
13
13
11
14
15
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
14
15
14
11
11
11
11
9
12
12
11
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
1.2
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
Energy kJ
39
38
36
13
9
17
17
17
16
10
9
6
6
6
104
115
129
175
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
Energy kJ
6
6
8
25
18
5
2
2
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
4
4
6
6
1
1
1
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
ENE
2
0.6
E
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
Energy kJ
3
7
36
3
1
11
69
110
94
155
167
191
238
286
335
331
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
Distance (km)
156
172
2
41
75
164
158
114
114
106
106
106
106
106
64
106
106
106
106
106
122
122
122
164
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
1
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whangamata Estuary surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest