Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Sep 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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 12PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
21
22
18
13
20
20
17
25
25
25
25
15
15
15
23
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:45AM1.83m
9:02PM1.85m
9:29AM1.81m
9:45PM1.79m
10:13AM1.76m
Low Tide
2:37AM0.08m
2:56PM0.16m
3:20AM0.11m
3:41PM0.22m
4:02AM0.16m
4:25PM0.28m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
16
16
15
11
10
9
8
11
14
15
14
10
9
8
8
12
16
17
14
12
Feels °C
10
10
9
14
13
12
8
7
6
6
9
12
13
13
7
6
5
5
9
14
14
10
10
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