Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary at 4PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
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
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.4
NE
9
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
57
42
27
34
54
52
40
39
39
47
53
82
121
125
124
138
112
93
91
113
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
ESE
15
E
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
0
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:32PM1.77m
1:55AM1.66m
2:35PM1.74m
3:01AM1.63m
3:39PM1.73m
Low Tide
7:14AM0.19m
7:51PM0.31m
8:14AM0.24m
8:54PM0.33m
9:17AM0.27m
9:59PM0.32m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:46
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Temp °C
10
13
13
12
12
11
10
9
11
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
4
7
9
9
9
6
6
5
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
10
12
11
11
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