Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Issued: 11 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
15.7° 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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 6PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (02 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
442
375
375
308
308
308
319
326
375
352
352
477
485
493
510
501
563
547
537
367
287
282
229
220
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
0
NNE
0
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
0
W
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:10AM1.59m
8:42PM1.71m
8:52AM1.58m
9:21PM1.72m
9:33AM1.57m
10:00PM1.71m
Low Tide
2:25PM0.28m
2:58AM0.39m
3:06PM0.28m
3:40AM0.37m
3:47PM0.29m
4:21AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
11
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
11
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
14
14
12
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
9
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
10
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
9
9
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
NNE
6
Energy kJ
442
375
375
308
308
308
319
326
375
352
352
477
485
493
510
501
563
547
537
367
287
282
229
74
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.5
E
14
0.7
E
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.1
N
10
1
E
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
94
153
2
2
2
2
2
4
69
61
53
2
220
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
1.3
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
5
1.2
N
5
1
NNE
6
1.3
N
6
Energy kJ
3
80
110
87
82
60
105
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
1
Distance (km)
2
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
64
77
239
0
216
134
106
28
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
5
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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