Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.0° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 5AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
ESE
11
1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.7
NNW
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
105
75
73
72
72
71
69
43
61
109
257
91
74
81
69
67
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:51PM1.66m
7:02AM1.57m
7:33PM1.70m
7:45AM1.60m
8:13PM1.74m
Low Tide
1:04AM0.43m
1:16PM0.29m
1:48AM0.38m
1:58PM0.26m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
12
15
14
12
12
12
13
12
12
14
13
11
10
Feels °C
8
8
7
7
10
11
10
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
8
7
6
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