Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
15.1° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 9PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
11
1.7
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
8
13
13
13
14
26
39
57
82
257
229
125
166
125
123
87
87
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:06AM1.56m
2:47PM1.54m
2:58AM1.52m
3:39PM1.53m
Low Tide
7:57PM0.47m
8:24AM0.37m
8:50PM0.52m
9:14AM0.41m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
11
10
11
14
15
13
13
12
12
10
10
10
11
10
10
Feels °C
11
10
8
9
10
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
7
5
3
3
3
3
4
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