Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 10AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:14AM1.46m
3:55PM1.51m
4:08AM1.46m
4:48PM1.55m
5:00AM1.49m
5:35PM1.60m
Low Tide
9:28AM0.45m
10:02PM0.56m
10:22AM0.43m
10:57PM0.52m
11:13AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
11
14
16
12
10
9
8
8
10
15
16
13
11
10
10
10
12
16
18
14
13
Feels °C
6
7
7
10
12
8
7
6
6
6
7
11
12
9
8
7
7
7
8
13
15
11
12
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