Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.2° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 5PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.7
E
9
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
68
90
129
87
197
169
163
125
125
122
92
89
62
62
92
63
41
43
41
25
25
24
13
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
E
0
WSW
0
WNW
5
NNE
5
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:27PM1.65m
2:43AM1.71m
3:27PM1.71m
3:44AM1.74m
4:28PM1.78m
4:45AM1.77m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.23m
8:35PM0.37m
9:07AM0.20m
9:37PM0.35m
10:06AM0.15m
10:40PM0.30m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
10
13
13
11
9
8
7
7
8
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
11
12
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
5
8
8
6
5
4
3
3
4
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
7
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
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