Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.4° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 9AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
6
1.1
N
7
1.9
NNW
7
1.4
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
110
326
217
387
187
145
118
96
81
87
67
63
44
42
29
28
23
21
21
21
23
22
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
2:09AM1.65m
2:53PM1.72m
3:16AM1.65m
3:57PM1.76m
4:21AM1.68m
4:58PM1.81m
Low Tide
8:30AM0.25m
9:09PM0.36m
9:34AM0.24m
10:15PM0.32m
10:37AM0.21m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
14
12
12
11
10
10
14
15
13
9
9
8
9
11
14
13
11
9
Feels °C
13
13
13
14
13
13
11
9
9
8
8
11
11
9
4
6
5
7
9
12
11
8
6
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