Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.1° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 5AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
NE
7
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
52
52
40
39
45
51
55
85
82
82
113
113
107
125
110
117
160
178
165
333
360
352
290
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
NE
0
ESE
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:55AM1.66m
2:35PM1.74m
3:01AM1.63m
3:39PM1.73m
4:08AM1.62m
4:42PM1.75m
Low Tide
8:14AM0.24m
8:54PM0.33m
9:17AM0.27m
9:59PM0.32m
10:21AM0.28m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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6:43
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Temp °C
11
10
9
11
12
13
13
12
13
12
11
14
13
14
13
12
12
10
9
13
16
18
16
14
Feels °C
6
6
5
7
8
10
10
8
9
9
7
10
9
12
12
11
12
8
7
12
15
16
14
12
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