Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
14.6°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 7AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
N
5
0.5
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
44
25
17
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
11
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:07AM1.72m
12:46PM1.72m
1:05AM1.68m
1:48PM1.71m
Low Tide
6:03PM0.31m
6:30AM0.21m
7:01PM0.34m
7:28AM0.23m
8:03PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
12
16
17
13
11
9
9
10
13
16
17
14
13
Feels °C
9
8
7
6
8
12
12
9
8
6
7
8
11
12
14
11
10
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