Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
17.1°C
1.5° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 9PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)--
Afternoon (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
1.5
NNW
6
1.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
4
10
10
14
31
31
4
4
160
107
Wind (km/h)
5
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
NNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:45PM1.74m
7:18AM1.75m
7:32PM1.80m
8:05AM1.84m
8:19PM1.85m
Low Tide
1:05AM0.18m
1:27PM0.26m
1:52AM0.10m
2:17PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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6:16
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7:42
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7:43
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Temp °C
20
17
13
11
11
11
15
19
21
18
14
14
13
13
19
17
17
17
12
Feels °C
18
13
11
9
9
10
13
17
17
15
13
12
11
10
16
13
15
15
9
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