Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Aug 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 (19 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 9PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.3
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
20
37
20
14
39
37
12
12
21
25
35
35
18
17
16
16
17
8
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:49PM1.68m
12:22PM1.62m
00:36AM1.59m
1:12PM1.56m
Low Tide
6:07AM0.28m
6:30PM0.42m
6:53AM0.35m
7:19PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
9
8
8
7
9
12
14
12
10
10
9
9
11
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
8
8
5
4
4
3
5
9
11
9
7
7
6
6
8
10
11
10
8
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