Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
17.1°C
0.8° 

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 (07 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 7AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (07 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (07 Nov)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tue
10
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)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
6
1
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
75
140
108
68
69
158
316
224
200
163
99
77
90
102
86
105
105
91
91
61
108
104
94
100
97
85
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NW
5
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:51AM1.66m
6:06PM1.71m
6:41AM1.70m
6:54PM1.71m
7:27AM1.74m
7:38PM1.71m
Low Tide
11:37PM0.24m
11:58AM0.34m
00:26AM0.22m
12:50PM0.33m
1:12AM0.20m
1:37PM0.33m
1:55AM0.20m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:05
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6:03
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6:03
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6:01
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7:54
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7:55
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7:57
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7:58
 mm
1
2
1
5
1
1
1
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1
5
3
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
20
19
17
16
15
15
15
18
20
20
20
17
15
14
15
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
Feels °C
17
17
17
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
18
18
18
17
15
14
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
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