Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.6° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 10PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)--
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
8
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
64
80
50
25
59
16
20
16
23
21
21
10
13
9
9
9
16
16
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SE
5
SE
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:38PM1.60m
12:08PM1.64m
00:22AM1.53m
12:55PM1.58m
Low Tide
5:53AM0.33m
6:23PM0.44m
6:37AM0.39m
7:10PM0.49m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:30
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6:28
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7:32
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7:34
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7:35
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 mm
1
1
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Temp °C
13
12
9
7
6
5
10
14
15
15
11
10
8
7
12
15
17
16
13
Feels °C
10
6
3
1
1
0
4
9
12
12
8
7
5
4
10
13
13
13
11
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