Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
14.4°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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 6AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
1
ENE
5
1
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
N
4
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
8
2.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
18
49
51
31
19
23
24
26
28
39
95
113
101
189
397
857
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NE
25
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
off
off
High Tide
6:19PM1.66m
6:34AM1.58m
7:01PM1.72m
7:18AM1.63m
7:41PM1.77m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.39m
12:46PM0.29m
1:18AM0.32m
1:29PM0.25m
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6:43
6:41
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5:52
5:52
 mm
1
1
2
9
10
4
4
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
11
10
10
11
10
11
11
10
10
10
12
13
12
13
12
14
11
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