Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Issued: 11 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
15.5° 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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (07 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (07 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
NE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.5
ESE
11
2
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
345
142
115
116
105
202
283
310
428
388
515
482
361
202
228
228
192
156
122
122
122
122
122
127
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:19PM1.70m
11:44AM1.56m
00:03AM1.70m
12:34PM1.58m
00:51AM1.69m
1:29PM1.61m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.32m
5:54PM0.36m
6:29AM0.29m
6:43PM0.38m
7:17AM0.27m
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
2
3
2
1
2
6
2
2
1
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
14
15
12
10
10
9
9
10
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
9
8
11
11
10
9
8
8
9
12
12
9
6
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
N
8
0.7
E
9
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.8
NE
8
2
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
149
142
115
91
105
120
71
310
307
388
494
482
361
202
175
228
192
156
122
122
122
122
122
127
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
7
1.1
E
10
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
89
137
89
116
72
95
78
76
85
144
128
65
228
136
98
76
59
37
37
25
25
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
N
8
0.7
E
9
0.3
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.5
E
8
0.2
N
12
0.8
E
10
0.3
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
Energy kJ
37
43
69
72
76
25
45
35
11
123
13
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
N
8
1
NE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
6
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
WSW
2
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
Energy kJ
345
94
202
283
428
355
515
88
1
1
9
5
2
2
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
2
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
124
106
77
106
106
106
106
106
106
106
62
20
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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