Surf Forecasts:
Whangamata Estuary surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 15 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period, NNE swell with 564 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Whangamata Estuary this week:
The surf forecast for Whangamata Estuary over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Whangamata Estuary in the next 16 days are 2.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 12PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Whangamata Estuary over the next 16 days.
Alright mate, let's talk about Whangamata Estuary. It's a quiet start, so don't be in a rush to wax up just yet.
The first few days are nothing to write home about. On Wednesday the 8th, we get a 5ft NE swell with a moderate 422 energy, but the wind is messy and cross, so the surf is marginal. The afternoon cleans up a little with a cross-offshore breeze and a 3ft easterly swell (energy at 326). It's rideable, but nothing special.
From Thursday the 9th all the way through to Tuesday the 14th, it's pretty much flat and blown out. We're talking waves under 3ft, poor conditions, and energy readings from 156 all the way down to 29. The wind is cross, cross-on, and choppy – a proper run of dud days. The water temp is normal for this time of year.
Here's the one to circle. Wednesday the 15th. The morning brings a clean 6ft NE swell with an 8-second period. The combined energy is a solid 541, so there's some proper push behind it. The wind is light and offshore from the W – dead clean. That's the standout. It's a bit over head-high, so maybe not one for the beginners, but for the rest of us, that's our window. The afternoon stays surfable at 5ft with a cross-off breeze and 264 energy, but the morning is the ticket.
After that, it fades. Thursday the 16th has some very long-period groundswell (14 seconds) from the ESE, but it's tiny at just over 1ft. You get some glassy conditions, but you're going to need a log and a lot of patience. From Friday the 17th onwards, it's back to small, onshore slop and not worth the drive.
Bottom line: lock in the morning of Wednesday the 15th. The rest of the two weeks is a bust, so save your energy for that one session.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 300 | 284 | 194 | 153 | 122 | 92 | 98 | 96 | 87 | 260 | 130 | 96 | 67 | 68 | 44 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 66 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:03AM1.70m | 12:34PM1.58m | 00:51AM1.69m | 1:29PM1.61m | 1:44AM1.70m | 2:27PM1.65m | 2:43AM1.71m | 3:27PM1.71m | 3:44AM1.74m | 4:28PM1.78m | 4:45AM1.77m | 5:28PM1.86m | 5:46AM1.81m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29AM0.29m | 6:43PM0.38m | 7:17AM0.27m | 7:36PM0.38m | 8:10AM0.23m | 8:35PM0.37m | 9:07AM0.20m | 9:37PM0.35m | 10:06AM0.15m | 10:40PM0.30m | 11:07AM0.10m | 11:43PM0.24m | 12:06PM0.05m | ||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — |
 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 6 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 4 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 300 | 284 | 194 | 153 | 122 | 92 | 98 | 68 | 87 | 260 | 130 | 96 | 67 | 68 | 44 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | N 12 | N 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 80 | 128 | 101 | 72 | 24 | 12 | 10 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | N 8 | — | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 12 | E 10 | NE 11 | E 12 | — |
| kJ | 45 | — | 31 | — | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | — | SW 3 | SSE 3 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 3 | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | 10 | — | 6 | 2 | 49 | 39 | 96 | 51 | 65 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 179 | 51 | 106 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 2 | 26 | 106 | 39 | 106 | 216 | 106 | 9 | 4 |
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