Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
15.5° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 2AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
ESE
11
1.7
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.7
E
10
1
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
300
400
371
284
227
194
188
188
153
122
122
122
120
92
96
98
98
94
105
96
82
87
185
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ESE
25
SE
15
S
10
S
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:03AM1.70m
12:34PM1.58m
00:51AM1.69m
1:29PM1.61m
1:44AM1.70m
2:27PM1.65m
Low Tide
6:29AM0.29m
6:43PM0.38m
7:17AM0.27m
7:36PM0.38m
8:10AM0.23m
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
11
14
15
12
10
9
9
10
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
9
12
11
10
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
9
12
13
8
7
6
6
7
7
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
3
6
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
1
ESE
9
Energy kJ
326
300
382
371
284
227
194
188
188
153
122
122
122
120
92
96
98
98
94
68
68
68
87
185
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
8
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
76
80
80
144
128
125
101
95
91
72
48
35
24
19
12
20
7
10
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
12
0.4
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
25
45
61
41
31
49
3
8
12
12
12
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
11
1
SE
5
0.5
SSE
4
0.3
SW
2
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
1
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.2
SE
5
Energy kJ
400
41
10
1
4
6
4
3
2
16
49
42
43
39
62
105
96
82
51
80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
5
2
Distance (km)
107
107
56
18
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
180
132
216
180
180
180
55
54
116
107
2
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
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