Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Issued: 11 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
16.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 8PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.5
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
139
134
125
86
68
67
67
40
39
36
25
18
18
17
17
16
16
9
6
6
6
12
8
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
ESE
5
ENE
0
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
10:46AM1.78m
11:16PM1.93m
11:43AM1.72m
00:09AM1.85m
12:40PM1.66m
1:02AM1.76m
Low Tide
4:59PM0.09m
5:39AM0.15m
5:53PM0.18m
6:32AM0.19m
6:47PM0.28m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
13
14
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
16
15
13
14
14
13
13
15
15
13
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
8
11
12
10
11
11
11
11
13
14
15
14
12
13
12
12
11
14
14
12
13
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
192
139
134
125
86
68
67
67
40
39
36
25
18
18
17
17
16
16
9
6
6
6
12
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
N
5
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
5
13
14
5
5
5
7
8
5
5
2
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
6
5
1
1
1
5
5
4
4
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.7
NW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.3
W
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
ESE
3
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
1
2
2
1
1
3
4
23
22
1
1
1
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
154
6
2
23
140
165
161
107
116
116
116
107
107
107
107
107
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
6
7
6
6
5
6
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
8
8
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
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