Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Estuary, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.3° 

Whangamata Estuary surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Whangamata Estuary based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Whangamata Estuary right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Whangamata Estuary

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Waihi - Golden Valley

11 km S227 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
Dry
25
moderate winds from the SW
(26 km/h at 225°)
7.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whangamata 2

11 km WNW178 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
10
light winds from the S
(9 km/h at 180°)
9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihi

20 km S88 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
15
light winds from the SW
(17 km/h at 225°)
10 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihi Beach

20 km S114 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
20
light winds from the SW
(19 km/h at 225°)
11 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kopu East

23 km W340 m above sea level

53 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the S
(7 km/h at 180°)
8.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Paeroa

24 km SW12 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
15
light winds from the S
(13 km/h at 180°)
11 °C-
-
-
-
-

Bowentown

26 km SSE4 m above sea level

59 minutes ago
Dry
15
light winds from the S
(17 km/h at 180°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihi

26 km SSE10 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
10
light winds from the SSW
(11 km/h at 213°)
15
- °C-
-
-
-
0

NG Weather

36 km WSW4 m above sea level

58 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the S
(7 km/h at 180°)
12.7 °C-
-
-
-
-

Matakana Island

44 km SSE31 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 45°)
11 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Whangamata Estuary and within an acceptable time window.

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