Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.3° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 1AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
3
3
3
11
11
11
7
11
53
48
47
28
19
13
13
9
9
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
10:49PM1.91m
11:17AM1.74m
11:38PM1.82m
12:09PM1.68m
Low Tide
5:11AM0.12m
5:26PM0.21m
5:59AM0.18m
6:16PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
4
17
4
1
Temp °C
15
12
12
11
10
10
12
13
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
10
9
Feels °C
12
8
9
9
7
7
10
10
8
7
5
7
7
7
7
9
10
8
6
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