Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 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 (26 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)--
Afternoon (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
36
57
55
51
50
50
51
55
56
56
55
54
32
32
34
59
62
62
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
5
NW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:31PM1.54m
4:41AM1.50m
5:20PM1.57m
5:30AM1.52m
6:07PM1.61m
Low Tide
10:36PM0.54m
10:56AM0.40m
11:28PM0.52m
11:45AM0.37m
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
9
11
9
7
6
5
5
6
10
11
9
8
Feels °C
6
6
5
3
2
2
1
4
6
5
3
3
2
2
3
7
9
6
6
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