Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
16.5°C
0.5° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 6AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
45
47
55
60
62
93
76
78
93
102
140
143
140
140
210
205
211
223
250
227
205
179
156
152
110
79
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
WNW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:45AM1.66m
2:20PM1.79m
2:50AM1.62m
3:21PM1.75m
3:55AM1.61m
4:20PM1.73m
4:56AM1.63m
Low Tide
7:59AM0.23m
8:43PM0.27m
9:01AM0.28m
9:44PM0.27m
10:03AM0.32m
10:42PM0.26m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
6:09
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:07
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:07
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:05
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:51
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:52
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:52
—
—
—
7:53
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
17
18
18
17
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
18
19
18
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
13
14
14
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
14
15
17
19
19
18
16
17
18
17
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whangamata Bar surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest