Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.2° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 10AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
1.1
ESE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.6
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
240
125
125
125
122
92
88
61
61
63
61
61
41
41
25
25
25
24
13
14
14
14
13
13
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
N
0
NW
0
SSE
5
S
5
SE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:43AM1.71m
3:27PM1.71m
3:44AM1.74m
4:28PM1.78m
4:45AM1.77m
5:28PM1.86m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.20m
9:37PM0.35m
10:06AM0.15m
10:40PM0.30m
11:07AM0.10m
11:43PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:28
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5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
8
10
11
10
9
9
8
8
9
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
13
13
12
13
13
Feels °C
4
4
5
6
7
8
6
6
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
9
11
11
10
10
10
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