Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Issued: 5 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
15.5° 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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 1AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
ESE
11
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
574
326
326
300
400
349
260
211
190
188
188
154
154
154
122
122
94
94
98
98
71
71
71
68
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
30
SSE
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:03AM1.70m
12:34PM1.58m
00:51AM1.69m
1:29PM1.61m
1:44AM1.70m
Low Tide
5:54PM0.36m
6:29AM0.29m
6:43PM0.38m
7:17AM0.27m
7:36PM0.38m
8:10AM0.23m
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
2
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
14
15
11
10
9
10
9
10
13
13
12
11
11
10
8
9
12
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
9
9
10
12
12
7
7
6
7
6
6
7
6
4
4
4
4
3
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
SE
6
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
356
326
326
300
382
349
260
211
190
188
188
154
154
154
122
122
94
94
98
98
44
71
71
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
NE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.6
E
10
0.6
SE
5
0.3
NE
8
Energy kJ
69
76
76
80
80
182
128
123
104
119
91
72
48
47
33
24
12
12
11
14
71
18
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.9
E
10
0.5
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
8
0.3
E
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
Energy kJ
25
45
61
41
158
31
49
8
12
11
7
6
10
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NNE
8
1.3
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
4
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.3
S
2
0.5
S
4
1.1
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
Energy kJ
574
400
35
1
3
6
6
5
1
6
44
51
28
30
2
4
33
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
106
106
106
106
55
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
77
179
179
179
177
59
2
49
51
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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