Whangamata Estuary Surf Break

Whangamata Estuary, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 37.23° S 175.89° E

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Estuary sea temperature is
16.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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

26 km SSE10 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
30
fresh winds from the WNW
(29 km/h at 293°)
45
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tauranga

52 km SSE15 m above sea level

31 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (13 kph from 218 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waimapu wx

60 km SSE24 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
wind obs. (10 kph from 348 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Highland Park wx

95 km W6 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 299°)
10
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Auckland International Airport

99 km W7 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearLight rain
10
light winds from the N
(11 km/h at 360°)
13 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
overcast
broken

Kihikihi wx

102 km S75 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (13 kph from 26 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Auckland

109 km W54 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 296°)
5
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kauri Point

115 km W71 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 338°)
0
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kawerau

118 km SE60 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 188°)
0
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Ranui wx

122 km W56 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 17°)
5
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

* 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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