Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.9° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 12PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.8
N
6
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
44
46
50
38
31
31
31
39
40
32
39
31
32
32
32
33
41
68
91
253
111
92
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:18AM1.81m
9:31PM1.76m
10:00AM1.80m
10:13PM1.72m
10:42AM1.76m
Low Tide
3:06AM0.13m
3:30PM0.24m
3:47AM0.16m
4:12PM0.28m
4:28AM0.21m
4:55PM0.33m
cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
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6:33
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7:31
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2
5
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Temp °C
16
16
18
21
20
18
16
14
13
15
18
20
22
19
16
15
16
17
19
15
14
12
11
Feels °C
17
17
18
19
18
17
16
13
12
15
18
18
19
17
14
13
14
14
15
12
11
8
7
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