Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.1° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 11AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.5
E
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
54
32
33
59
62
62
89
58
57
87
86
84
81
77
76
103
73
100
72
72
71
66
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
S
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:30AM1.52m
6:07PM1.61m
6:17AM1.55m
6:51PM1.66m
7:02AM1.57m
7:33PM1.70m
Low Tide
11:45AM0.37m
00:17AM0.48m
12:32PM0.33m
1:04AM0.43m
1:16PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
5
4
6
9
10
9
8
9
8
8
9
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
15
14
12
11
Feels °C
2
1
3
6
7
7
6
6
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
7
8
8
10
11
10
9
8
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