Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.4° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 7AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
3
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
5
0.8
N
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.1
N
7
1.2
N
7
2
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
41
176
110
134
459
241
182
127
94
94
115
123
90
65
60
43
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:09AM1.65m
2:53PM1.72m
3:16AM1.65m
3:57PM1.76m
Low Tide
8:03PM0.36m
8:30AM0.25m
9:09PM0.36m
9:34AM0.24m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
16
16
16
16
16
14
12
11
10
8
10
15
16
14
10
Feels °C
10
12
13
13
12
14
13
13
11
8
7
5
7
12
12
10
7
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