Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
14.8° 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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 6PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.3
E
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
160
121
118
87
59
58
58
59
59
57
32
57
55
51
50
50
51
55
56
56
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SE
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:39PM1.53m
3:50AM1.50m
4:31PM1.54m
4:41AM1.50m
5:20PM1.57m
Low Tide
9:14AM0.41m
9:43PM0.55m
10:05AM0.42m
10:36PM0.54m
10:56AM0.40m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
10
10
8
7
9
11
11
10
9
8
7
5
6
10
11
9
8
Feels °C
6
5
3
2
2
4
4
4
7
9
8
7
5
4
4
2
2
5
6
5
5
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