Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
14.4°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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 11PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
12
0.4
NE
3
0.6
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
NNE
5
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1
NNE
6
1.5
N
7
1.9
N
8
2.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
10
57
35
27
18
22
23
41
43
37
95
109
88
214
408
537
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NE
15
NW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:19PM1.66m
6:34AM1.58m
7:01PM1.72m
7:18AM1.63m
7:41PM1.77m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.39m
12:46PM0.29m
1:18AM0.32m
1:29PM0.25m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
1
2
3
10
4
Temp °C
16
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
14
11
11
10
10
11
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
12
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