Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangamata Bar today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 10PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whangamata Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:07PM1.61m | 6:17AM1.55m | 6:51PM1.66m | 7:02AM1.57m | 7:33PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:17AM0.48m | 12:32PM0.33m | 1:04AM0.43m | 1:16PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 5 | E 11 |
| kJ | 59 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 25 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ESE 3 | N 10 | N 9 | — | E 9 | — | E 12 | E 6 | NE 6 | NNE 3 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 69 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | N 9 | NE 11 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 54 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
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