Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.5° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 9AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.2
ENE
15
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
85
92
70
65
45
42
29
27
22
21
21
21
23
21
20
20
20
19
47
47
48
46
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
NW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
0
SSE
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:16AM1.65m
3:57PM1.76m
4:21AM1.68m
4:58PM1.81m
5:22AM1.72m
5:53PM1.86m
Low Tide
9:34AM0.24m
10:15PM0.32m
10:37AM0.21m
11:16PM0.25m
11:36AM0.17m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
14
16
13
10
9
10
11
12
13
13
12
10
10
9
9
12
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
8
7
8
12
14
11
7
7
8
9
9
10
11
11
8
7
6
7
10
11
11
9
10
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