Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 11PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)--
Afternoon (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (24 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
14
4
11
11
13
17
10
10
13
13
12
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:56PM1.60m
5:17AM1.53m
5:41PM1.66m
6:04AM1.61m
6:24PM1.73m
Low Tide
11:12PM0.42m
11:26AM0.36m
11:58PM0.33m
12:13PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:14
6:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
9
8
8
8
11
14
15
13
11
10
9
9
13
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
9
6
4
4
5
5
7
9
10
8
7
7
6
6
10
8
9
9
10
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