Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Issued: 5 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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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 (06 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 9PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)--
Afternoon (06 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (06 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
NE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
375
234
149
137
113
116
105
234
485
327
509
339
382
413
341
257
228
228
192
153
154
122
122
122
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
15
NE
15
ENE
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
SE
15
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
11:19PM1.70m
11:44AM1.56m
00:03AM1.70m
12:34PM1.58m
00:51AM1.69m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.32m
5:54PM0.36m
6:29AM0.29m
6:43PM0.38m
7:17AM0.27m
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<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>
5:10
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
3
5
4
2
Temp °C
14
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
13
13
13
14
13
11
11
14
14
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
Feels °C
10
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
8
8
9
11
10
7
6
7
7
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.8
E
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
375
234
149
120
89
91
105
91
319
327
345
339
382
413
341
257
228
228
192
153
154
122
122
122
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.8
NE
7
0.9
E
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
NE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
Energy kJ
133
98
101
137
69
116
72
71
69
76
52
56
146
141
125
122
100
136
98
93
74
50
37
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.9
E
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
E
9
0.3
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
1
NE
8
0.6
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
Energy kJ
159
37
37
113
72
99
25
45
11
11
132
46
86
8
13
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
0.9
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
79
91
234
485
509
26
16
2
2
4
5
5
3
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
6
1
2
5
5
5
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
5
4
106
64
23
106
106
106
106
106
106
106
55
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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