Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whangamata Bar today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 8AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whangamata Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 57 | 83 | 303 | 254 | 249 | 163 | 160 | 118 | 116 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 57 | 59 | 58 | 36 | 33 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:06AM1.56m | 2:47PM1.54m | 2:58AM1.52m | 3:39PM1.53m | 3:50AM1.50m | 4:31PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24AM0.37m | 8:50PM0.52m | 9:14AM0.41m | 9:43PM0.55m | 10:05AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 57 | 83 | 154 | 121 | 106 | 114 | 102 | 118 | 116 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 57 | 59 | 58 | 36 | 33 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 114 | 114 | 157 | 163 | 160 | 66 | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | NW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 17 | — | — | NW 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 28 | 71 | 303 | 254 | 249 | — | 5 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 237 | 230 | 134 | 217 | 237 | 237 | 237 | 139 | 139 | 0 | 6 | 237 | 242 | 246 | 239 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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