Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Issued: 11 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
15.4° 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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 7PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.5
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.7
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.6
N
7
1.2
NNW
8
1.3
N
7
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
8
1.3
N
7
0.8
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
485
472
454
361
287
282
224
220
195
165
162
162
200
200
204
431
337
276
169
168
153
112
161
95
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
25
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
15
WSW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:33AM1.57m
10:00PM1.71m
10:15AM1.56m
10:39PM1.71m
10:58AM1.55m
11:19PM1.70m
Low Tide
3:47PM0.29m
4:21AM0.35m
4:27PM0.31m
5:02AM0.34m
5:09PM0.34m
5:44AM0.32m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
7
1
1
10
2
1
2
1
2
3
Temp °C
11
14
15
13
13
13
13
12
12
14
15
13
12
13
14
11
10
12
12
10
10
10
11
11
Feels °C
9
10
11
8
8
8
9
10
11
13
14
12
10
8
8
6
7
9
10
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.5
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.8
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
0.8
E
10
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
E
8
0.9
N
6
Energy kJ
485
472
454
361
287
282
224
220
195
154
116
120
200
200
159
125
337
199
133
111
91
101
115
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
N
8
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
8
0.8
NE
7
0.8
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
175
165
162
162
66
156
156
71
128
153
112
60
95
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
E
8
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
NE
7
Energy kJ
72
59
60
69
44
47
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
7
1.6
N
7
1.2
NNW
8
1.3
N
7
0.8
NNW
7
1.3
N
7
Energy kJ
1
5
11
40
111
156
194
62
204
431
276
169
168
60
161
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
67
125
242
242
242
242
124
0
0
0
23
2
108
163
195
124
0
6
61
20
0
65
79
46
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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