Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.0° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 7PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
ESE
11
1
N
6
1.9
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
7
1.2
N
7
1
N
8
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
ENE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
72
71
69
43
64
298
326
150
111
64
44
44
41
41
56
29
29
25
25
23
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:02AM1.57m
7:33PM1.70m
7:45AM1.60m
8:13PM1.74m
8:27AM1.62m
8:52PM1.76m
Low Tide
1:16PM0.29m
1:48AM0.38m
1:58PM0.26m
2:31AM0.33m
2:40PM0.25m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
13
15
14
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
14
11
11
10
8
8
9
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
10
11
10
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
6
7
7
5
5
6
9
6
5
4
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