Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.3° 

Whangamata Estuary surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whangamata Estuary today (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 8AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
6
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
46
36
41
63
50
25
13
11
11
10
10
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:57AM1.76m
11:14PM1.76m
11:49AM1.74m
00:07AM1.72m
12:46PM1.72m
Low Tide
4:48AM0.15m
5:11PM0.27m
5:37AM0.18m
6:03PM0.31m
6:30AM0.21m
7:01PM0.34m
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
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rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
13
14
17
18
15
14
13
13
13
15
16
15
15
12
11
10
10
12
16
17
13
10
Feels °C
8
9
11
13
14
12
12
11
10
9
11
12
11
12
9
8
7
6
8
13
13
9
8
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