Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Issued: 5 pm 14 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
16.4° 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 (14 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 10PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)--
Afternoon (14 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (14 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
13
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
10
4
10
10
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
W
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:48PM1.88m
6:04AM1.85m
6:44PM1.96m
7:01AM1.89m
7:39PM2.01m
7:58AM1.90m
Low Tide
00:01AM0.22m
12:25PM0.01m
00:59AM0.16m
1:21PM-0.03m
1:57AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
13
12
11
11
12
15
16
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
11
10
9
9
10
12
14
Feels °C
13
12
12
11
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
11
8
7
6
6
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
4
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
4
1
3
3
3
1
1
10
4
10
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
4
Energy kJ
5
2
1
2
3
1
2
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
2
3
3
2
1
9
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
1
1
4
1
1
1
3
4
1
1
5
5
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
236
136
136
231
216
216
231
236
236
236
124
231
224
240
114
130
240
217
194
216
197
156
156
156
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
9
9
2
2
1
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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