Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
16.2° 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 (20 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 12AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)--
Afternoon (20 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (20 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

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

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
298
263
258
244
200
196
192
139
134
125
86
86
67
67
39
38
36
25
24
18
17
16
16
16
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:23PM1.99m
10:46AM1.78m
11:16PM1.93m
11:43AM1.72m
00:09AM1.85m
Low Tide
4:44AM0.11m
4:59PM0.09m
5:39AM0.15m
5:53PM0.18m
6:32AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
14
12
11
11
10
9
10
13
14
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
Feels °C
12
11
9
10
8
7
8
12
12
10
10
11
12
12
13
13
16
15
15
13
12
13
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
298
263
258
244
200
196
192
139
134
125
86
86
67
67
39
38
36
25
24
18
17
16
16
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
4
Energy kJ
1
7
2
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
14
12
12
12
7
8
5
4
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
5
1
1
1
5
5
1
1
5
6
6
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
N
3
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
Energy kJ
3
1
2
1
1
1
3
24
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
2
20
106
106
106
106
106
106
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
6
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
9
7
7
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