Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.9° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 2AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
40
39
37
35
44
47
50
38
31
31
39
40
40
40
40
31
32
32
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:49PM1.79m
9:18AM1.81m
9:31PM1.76m
10:00AM1.80m
Low Tide
3:06AM0.13m
3:30PM0.24m
3:47AM0.16m
4:12PM0.28m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
18
18
16
16
16
16
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20
21
18
15
14
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15
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19
15
Feels °C
18
18
16
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17
17
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16
14
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12
15
18
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17
13
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