Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.3° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 10PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
6
1.7
NNW
7
1.6
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.5
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
285
277
150
259
257
197
167
140
131
104
104
101
99
77
77
102
110
119
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
0
SSE
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:08PM1.72m
3:27AM1.70m
4:11PM1.77m
4:31AM1.72m
5:13PM1.84m
Low Tide
9:20PM0.36m
9:48AM0.19m
10:25PM0.32m
10:51AM0.15m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
9
3
1
4
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
13
16
13
10
10
10
9
10
12
13
10
10
Feels °C
11
12
10
11
9
7
9
11
13
10
7
8
8
7
9
10
11
9
9
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