Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 11AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (24 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
24
12
10
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
14
4
11
11
13
17
11
17
13
13
12
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:27AM1.47m
4:56PM1.60m
5:17AM1.53m
5:41PM1.66m
6:04AM1.61m
6:24PM1.73m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.42m
11:12PM0.42m
11:26AM0.36m
11:58PM0.33m
12:13PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:14
6:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
8
6
9
11
13
12
9
8
7
8
10
13
14
12
10
10
9
9
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
4
2
5
7
10
7
4
4
4
5
7
9
10
7
5
7
7
7
10
10
11
11
10
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