Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.4° 

Whangamata Bar 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 Bar today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 3AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.3
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
29
14
39
37
12
12
21
25
35
35
18
17
16
16
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:49PM1.68m
12:22PM1.62m
00:36AM1.59m
1:12PM1.56m
Low Tide
6:07AM0.28m
6:30PM0.42m
6:53AM0.35m
7:19PM0.49m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
9
8
9
12
14
12
10
10
9
10
11
14
14
13
10
Feels °C
5
4
5
4
5
10
11
9
7
7
6
8
9
11
11
11
8
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