Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
16.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 12AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jun)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (24 Jun)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu morning).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
3
NE
8
3.5
NE
8
3.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
2.3
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
2
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
192
198
209
323
440
698
1079
1405
1618
1441
1206
1043
678
403
458
398
400
397
623
586
474
577
564
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:37PM1.61m
1:54AM1.68m
2:32PM1.58m
2:46AM1.61m
3:25PM1.56m
3:36AM1.57m
Low Tide
7:41PM0.37m
8:15AM0.29m
8:34PM0.44m
9:05AM0.33m
9:28PM0.48m
9:53AM0.35m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
7
14
8
1
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
16
15
14
12
11
12
11
11
12
Feels °C
12
11
12
11
10
9
9
7
9
10
11
12
10
11
12
15
13
11
6
5
6
6
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
6
2.5
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
2
E
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
Energy kJ
192
886
736
678
403
458
398
400
397
623
586
474
577
564
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
Energy kJ
131
4
3
69
43
29
51
34
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
3
NE
8
3.5
NE
8
3.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
1.5
N
8
1.5
N
8
0.6
ESE
4
1.3
ESE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.3
SE
5
1.2
SSE
5
0.8
S
4
1
S
4
Energy kJ
177
198
209
323
440
698
1079
1405
1618
1441
1206
1043
258
253
10
68
144
80
59
22
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
4
3
3
4
2
4
1
5
4
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
106
106
106
122
162
239
239
239
122
198
303
285
122
122
106
78
106
60
106
114
125
125
125
59
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
8
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whangamata Estuary surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest