Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 12PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.3
SSE
6
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
122
122
120
94
97
92
94
94
94
69
69
66
156
83
197
157
160
125
96
94
68
66
65
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:51AM1.69m
1:29PM1.61m
1:44AM1.70m
2:27PM1.65m
2:43AM1.71m
3:27PM1.71m
Low Tide
7:17AM0.27m
7:36PM0.38m
8:10AM0.23m
8:35PM0.37m
9:07AM0.20m
9:37PM0.35m
clear
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cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
7
8
11
12
11
9
7
7
6
8
11
12
10
11
10
Feels °C
6
6
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
6
8
7
5
2
3
2
5
7
8
7
8
7
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