Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is

16.6°C

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 (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 11AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4							Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	109	128	136	136	136	136	132	136	176	221	221	179	179	174	137	134	115	100	82	82	79	79	112	109	139	149
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	SE	SE	SE	E	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	2:50AM1.62m				3:21PM1.75m				3:55AM1.61m					4:20PM1.73m				4:56AM1.63m				5:15PM1.72m				5:51AM1.66m
Low Tide			9:01AM0.28m				9:44PM0.27m					10:03AM0.32m				10:42PM0.26m				11:03AM0.34m				11:37PM0.24m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	7:54
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	1	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	18	18	16	16	16	16	15	15	18	19	18	17	17	16	16	19	21	20	19	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	15	14	15	17	17	15	15	16	16	14	15	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	20	20	19	19	17	16	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 7
kJ	109	128	136	136	136	136	132	136	176	221	221	179	179	174	137	134	115	100	82	82	79	79	112	109	66	116
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 11	N 11	N 18	N 18	N 18	—	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 7	N 16	N 16	N 16	NE 15	N 6	NE 7	N 15
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	9	9	6	6	6	—	6	5	5	24	5	5	5	9	7	56	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	—	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 13	N 10	NE 15	N 15	N 18
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	—	7	6	6	6	6	8	8	21	5	5	5	3	2	9	4	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 5	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33	—	—	—	—	33	44	43	34	85	139	149
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Matarangi Coromandel	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Hot Water Beach Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	Homunga Bay Coromandel	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Pauanui Beach Coromandel	Port Waikato-Sunset beach Raglan and West Waikato	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Sailors Grave Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	3	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2
Distance (km)	64	51	77	106	106	106	60	51	51	51	26	0	23	39	0	0	0	0	15	122	124	110	23	106	31	31
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel							Matarangi	Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Tairua Beach	Clark Island	Tairua Beach	Whitianga	Clark Island	Tairua Bar	Tairua Bar	Clark Island	Tairua Bar				Tairua Bar		Whitianga	Whitianga
Rating (10 max)							1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1		1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Matauri Bay Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Header Global	Bali Village Indonesia	Beach Road South Africa	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Ghost Tree United States	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Cojo United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Supertubes Australia	Boners United States	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bancoora Australia	Fullers United States
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	8	6	7	5

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