Whangamata Estuary Surf Break
Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Whangamata Estuary

Issued: 5 am 03 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
17.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (03 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 2PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Jun)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (03 Jun)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Sat
6
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)
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.4
NE
11
2.3
NE
10
2.2
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
1.1
N
6
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
N
7
2
NNE
7
2.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1651
1482
1298
1134
962
809
589
446
354
275
241
208
179
172
142
120
97
172
181
199
228
181
414
691
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
0
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
30
N
15
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:35AM1.60m
9:06PM1.71m
9:16AM1.58m
9:47PM1.69m
9:58AM1.55m
10:28PM1.67m
Low Tide
2:38AM0.39m
2:50PM0.28m
3:21AM0.40m
3:31PM0.30m
4:04AM0.41m
4:13PM0.32m
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:06
5:05
 mm
1
6
1
1
3
3
11
Temp °C
15
14
14
15
16
14
13
11
11
11
12
16
18
16
15
15
15
16
16
18
18
16
17
15
Feels °C
15
13
13
14
13
10
10
9
9
10
12
15
17
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
13
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.4
NE
11
2.3
NE
10
2.2
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
1.2
NNE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.7
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
1651
1482
1298
1134
962
809
589
446
354
275
241
208
179
172
142
120
97
172
7
7
8
60
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
0.3
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.5
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
612
500
29
12
25
25
25
25
25
25
16
37
51
7
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
25
11
8
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
N
7
2
NNE
7
2.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
7
15
11
4
15
94
155
181
199
228
181
414
691
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
236
251
244
308
308
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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