Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Issued: 11 am 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
16.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 7PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (28 Jun)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
432
432
441
441
512
512
459
489
495
345
288
282
239
194
190
190
194
234
239
459
386
402
424
400
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:50PM1.61m
5:59AM1.56m
6:35PM1.64m
6:43AM1.57m
7:18PM1.67m
Low Tide
11:28AM0.35m
11:58PM0.48m
12:14PM0.33m
00:45AM0.46m
12:59PM0.31m
1:30AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
17
14
12
11
12
12
11
12
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
11
13
15
11
8
7
8
7
5
6
9
8
6
6
5
5
6
7
8
9
8
8
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
Energy kJ
432
432
441
441
512
512
459
489
495
345
288
282
239
194
190
190
194
234
239
327
386
402
424
400
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.9
ESE
5
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
2
2
3
50
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
1.1
SE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.8
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.5
E
10
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
Energy kJ
10
10
2
4
6
7
15
45
38
40
32
45
66
31
48
67
72
54
459
5
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
2
2
2
44
44
55
21
107
107
107
65
60
107
107
107
107
107
107
107
107
44
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
6
6
5
9
5
9
6
6
7
6
5
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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