Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.0° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 9PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)--
Afternoon (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.6
N
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
13
13
35
36
28
27
25
28
30
21
14
14
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
13
27
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
High Tide
5:28PM1.86m
5:46AM1.81m
6:27PM1.94m
6:45AM1.85m
7:23PM1.99m
7:42AM1.87m
Low Tide
11:43PM0.24m
12:06PM0.05m
00:43AM0.18m
1:04PM0.01m
1:41AM0.12m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
12
13
14
16
14
13
12
12
11
11
14
16
15
13
12
12
11
12
15
Feels °C
11
10
9
8
11
10
11
12
15
14
12
11
11
10
10
14
16
15
12
11
11
10
11
13
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