Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 5PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
1
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)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.5
N
5
0.7
N
6
1.5
NNW
6
1
N
6
1.2
N
7
2.3
NNW
7
1.4
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
11
29
160
78
123
489
217
142
111
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:46PM1.72m
1:05AM1.68m
1:48PM1.71m
2:09AM1.65m
2:53PM1.72m
Low Tide
6:30AM0.21m
7:01PM0.34m
7:28AM0.23m
8:03PM0.36m
8:30AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
12
16
17
13
11
10
9
10
13
16
17
14
13
13
15
16
16
16
15
14
12
Feels °C
8
12
13
9
8
8
6
8
11
12
13
11
10
11
12
13
12
14
12
13
11
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