Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.2° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 11AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
316
376
385
404
413
413
358
293
256
216
176
144
137
112
115
99
103
76
71
90
73
59
66
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
S
10
SW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:19AM1.85m
8:45PM1.97m
9:10AM1.84m
9:32PM1.93m
9:59AM1.80m
Low Tide
2:17AM0.08m
2:32PM0.05m
3:06AM0.06m
3:21PM0.09m
3:52AM0.08m
4:09PM0.16m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
3
11
7
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
17
16
15
12
13
12
12
13
13
11
9
8
8
9
9
9
11
12
10
8
Feels °C
12
11
11
15
15
14
10
11
10
10
12
11
7
5
4
3
4
2
3
4
5
4
2
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