Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
15.3° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
43
41
26
25
25
25
24
13
14
14
13
12
13
22
24
25
25
26
39
30
22
15
14
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
0
ENE
0
WSW
0
SW
0
SE
5
E
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:28PM1.78m
4:45AM1.77m
5:28PM1.86m
5:46AM1.81m
6:27PM1.94m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.15m
10:40PM0.30m
11:07AM0.10m
11:43PM0.24m
12:06PM0.05m
00:43AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
11
12
10
9
9
9
10
11
14
14
12
12
12
13
12
13
16
16
14
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
9
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
11
10
9
9
10
11
9
11
14
14
14
11
11
11
11
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