Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
15.5°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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 5PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
57
57
57
57
59
64
65
55
54
54
52
52
51
51
51
40
41
40
39
39
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
SW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
7:02AM1.74m
7:20PM1.81m
7:50AM1.78m
8:06PM1.81m
8:35AM1.81m
8:49PM1.79m
Low Tide
1:12PM0.23m
1:40AM0.15m
2:00PM0.22m
2:24AM0.13m
2:46PM0.23m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
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6:37
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7:27
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7:28
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1
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
16
17
17
16
14
14
14
14
16
18
21
18
15
15
15
14
16
17
19
17
15
Feels °C
15
17
16
15
12
13
13
13
16
18
20
16
13
15
15
13
17
16
17
16
16
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