Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.7° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 12PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
15
0.1
E
14
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
NE
13
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
5
0.9
N
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
4
5
5
4
7
7
16
22
12
7
9
12
16
19
34
25
35
37
50
52
56
59
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
15
S
5
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNW
5
W
0
NE
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:24AM1.93m
11:44PM1.79m
12:20PM1.89m
00:43AM1.72m
1:19PM1.84m
Low Tide
5:09AM0.04m
5:44PM0.18m
6:03AM0.10m
6:41PM0.22m
7:00AM0.16m
7:41PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:11
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6:09
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7:46
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7:49
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Temp °C
12
12
14
16
16
15
12
12
12
11
15
17
17
16
14
13
13
14
16
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
7
7
9
13
12
11
10
11
10
9
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
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