Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
14.8° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 10AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
5
0.2
ENE
16
0.2
ENE
16
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
24
24
21
20
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:08AM1.63m
9:30PM1.77m
9:50AM1.64m
10:09PM1.77m
10:33AM1.65m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.29m
3:20PM0.25m
3:52AM0.26m
4:01PM0.27m
4:32AM0.24m
4:44PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
6
5
6
10
12
9
8
8
8
9
11
15
15
12
11
12
12
11
11
13
14
9
7
Feels °C
2
1
2
7
8
6
5
5
5
7
7
10
10
6
6
7
7
6
5
7
8
4
2
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