Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangamata Estuary today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 12AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whangamata Estuary. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | E 8 | SE 6 | E 9 | SE 5 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 427 | 413 | 358 | 293 | 256 | 212 | 176 | 147 | 137 | 109 | 92 | 101 | 80 | 76 | 71 | 71 | 55 | 62 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:45PM1.97m | 9:10AM1.84m | 9:32PM1.93m | 9:59AM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06AM0.06m | 3:21PM0.09m | 3:52AM0.08m | 4:09PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 6 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 427 | 413 | 358 | 293 | 256 | 212 | 176 | 147 | 137 | 109 | 92 | 101 | 80 | 74 | 71 | 71 | 55 | 33 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | — | — | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | N 12 | E 10 | E 9 | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 6 | 15 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 62 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 53 | 74 | 76 | 57 | 60 | 46 | 62 | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 114 | 179 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 114 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
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