Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
14.3°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 1PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
NW
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:08AM1.46m
4:48PM1.55m
5:00AM1.49m
5:35PM1.60m
5:49AM1.53m
6:19PM1.66m
Low Tide
10:22AM0.43m
10:57PM0.52m
11:13AM0.39m
11:47PM0.46m
12:01PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
8
10
15
16
13
11
10
9
9
11
16
17
15
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
7
6
7
11
12
10
8
8
6
7
8
13
14
13
11
11
11
12
13
16
14
13
10
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