Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Issued: 6 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is

16.5°C

Whangamata Estuary surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whangamata Estuary today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 11AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3							Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
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	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 8	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	45	47	55	60	82	85	93	106	109	116	140	140	136	132	151	162	184	221	227	221	200	174	152	95	91	79
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	E	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	E	SE	SE	SE	E	NE	N	NW	NNW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide	1:45AM1.66m				2:20PM1.79m				2:50AM1.62m				3:21PM1.75m				3:55AM1.61m					4:20PM1.73m				4:56AM1.63m
Low Tide			7:59AM0.23m				8:43PM0.27m				9:01AM0.28m				9:44PM0.27m					10:03AM0.32m				10:42PM0.26m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	7:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	17	18	18	17	15	15	15	15	16	18	17	16	16	16	16	15	16	18	19	18	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	14	14	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	17	16	15	16	16	17	15	16	18	19	18	18	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 13	NNE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 8	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	45	47	55	60	6	85	93	106	109	116	140	140	136	132	151	162	184	221	227	221	200	174	152	95	91	79
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	E 11	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 11	N 11	N 18	N 18	N 18	—	NNE 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	7	7	6	6	2	6	6	6	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	9	6	6	6	—	49	21	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	E 11	E 11	—	E 10	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 12	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	—	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 11	N 17	N 16	N 16
kJ	5	5	2	2	—	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	—	7	6	6	6	9	6	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	82	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Matata Bay of Plenty	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Whangamata Beach Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Orakawa Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Karekare Auckland	Hot Water Beach Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	4	4	77	110	114	122	106	31	2	49	106	110	106	106	59	51	26	26	18	59	127	39	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel	Tairua Bar	Tairua Bar						Whitianga	Tairua Beach	Whitianga					Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Kuoatunu Reef	Whangapoua		Whitianga	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island
Rating (10 max)	1	1						1	1	1					1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Shag Rock Auckland	Shag Rock Auckland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Baterias Peru	Bali Village Indonesia	Cojo United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Inner Pool South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

British Norms Batten Down the Hatches, Surfers Wax Up the Guns as Storm Austen Approaches.

storm austen

Ben Mondy

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whangamata Estuary surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

How big are the waves at Whangamata Estuary today (03 Nov):

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

British Norms Batten Down the Hatches, Surfers Wax Up the Guns as Storm Austen Approaches.

Surf-Forecast Now Has Webcams

Road Testing the new Db Surf Roller Pro

Summer's Short. Life Is Long.

Roadsurfing in the Basque country

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website