Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
15.2° 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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 1PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
24
13
14
14
13
6
13
23
33
25
34
36
40
39
30
22
15
14
10
9
9
9
9
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
4:45AM1.77m
5:28PM1.86m
5:46AM1.81m
6:27PM1.94m
6:45AM1.85m
7:23PM1.99m
Low Tide
11:07AM0.10m
11:43PM0.24m
12:06PM0.05m
00:43AM0.18m
1:04PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
12
15
16
14
13
12
12
11
11
14
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
8
10
11
12
10
8
8
11
10
9
13
15
14
12
11
11
10
10
13
15
13
12
10
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