Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Issued: 11 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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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 5AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be 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

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
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
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
244
200
196
192
139
134
125
86
86
67
67
39
38
36
25
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
SW
10
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:23PM1.99m
10:46AM1.78m
11:16PM1.93m
11:43AM1.72m
00:09AM1.85m
12:40PM1.66m
Low Tide
4:44AM0.11m
4:59PM0.09m
5:39AM0.15m
5:53PM0.18m
6:32AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
9
10
13
14
12
12
12
13
13
15
15
16
15
15
14
13
12
12
15
16
13
Feels °C
9
10
9
7
8
11
12
10
10
11
12
11
13
13
15
14
14
13
12
11
11
14
14
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
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
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
258
244
200
196
192
139
134
125
86
86
67
67
39
38
36
25
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
N
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
Energy kJ
2
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
14
12
12
6
4
7
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
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
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
5
1
1
1
5
5
4
4
5
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
2
3
1
1
1
3
18
19
20
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
23
23
78
165
116
107
107
107
107
107
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
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