Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.1° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 1AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
57
57
59
64
65
62
54
54
52
52
51
51
39
40
42
41
40
39
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:20PM1.81m
7:50AM1.78m
8:06PM1.81m
8:35AM1.81m
8:49PM1.79m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.15m
2:00PM0.22m
2:24AM0.13m
2:46PM0.23m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:39
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6:37
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7:27
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7:28
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7:29
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2
2
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Temp °C
17
16
14
14
14
14
16
18
21
18
16
15
15
15
17
18
19
18
15
Feels °C
16
15
12
13
13
14
15
17
19
16
16
14
14
15
17
17
17
18
14
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