Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
15.1°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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 12AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.6
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
9
64
77
144
243
152
131
195
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:57PM1.78m
12:33PM1.82m
00:53AM1.72m
1:32PM1.77m
Low Tide
6:18AM0.14m
6:51PM0.27m
7:14AM0.19m
7:51PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:50
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6:48
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7:20
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7:21
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7:22
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 mm
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1
10
4
2
2
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Temp °C
17
13
11
11
12
12
14
16
17
15
13
12
10
10
10
12
12
13
12
Feels °C
13
9
8
7
8
9
10
13
14
13
12
7
4
4
4
7
9
9
7
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