
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangamata Estuary today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 2AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whangamata Estuary. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
456 | 433 | 287 | 282 | 224 | 220 | 187 | 165 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 268 | 394 | 314 | 160 | 123 | 138 | 166 | 199 | 208 | 269 | 397 | 306 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:00PM1.71m | 10:15AM1.56m | 10:39PM1.71m | 10:58AM1.55m | 11:19PM1.70m | 11:44AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21AM0.35m | 4:27PM0.31m | 5:02AM0.34m | 5:09PM0.34m | 5:44AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | E 9 |
456 | 433 | 287 | 282 | 224 | 220 | 187 | 144 | 125 | 104 | 82 | 162 | 128 | 125 | 314 | 160 | 107 | 127 | 166 | 131 | 131 | 123 | 263 | 104 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 175 | 165 | 162 | 162 | 162 | — | — | — | 123 | 111 | 123 | 112 | 126 | 117 | 127 | 126 | 129 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 57 | 52 | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | NE 8 | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
4 | 15 | 27 | 87 | 137 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | 268 | 394 | 261 | — | — | 138 | — | 199 | 208 | 269 | 397 | 306 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 239 | 49 | 2 | 18 | 49 | 39 | 23 | 77 | 114 | 114 | 106 | 106 | 106 |
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