Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 9PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the E by Sun night).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.7
E
4
0.9
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
5
0.4
NE
9
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.5
NE
7
1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
8
8
8
12
35
89
89
74
45
29
34
52
50
50
40
40
47
23
91
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
25
SE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:33PM1.82m
00:53AM1.72m
1:32PM1.77m
1:55AM1.66m
2:35PM1.74m
Low Tide
6:51PM0.27m
7:14AM0.19m
7:51PM0.31m
8:14AM0.24m
8:54PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:50
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6:48
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6:47
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7:21
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7:22
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6
5
2
1
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Temp °C
14
16
16
14
12
11
10
10
10
13
13
13
12
11
9
9
11
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
10
13
12
12
8
5
4
5
4
7
8
10
9
7
5
5
7
8
10
9
8
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