Whangamata Bar Surf Break
Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Whangamata Bar

Issued: 11 am 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
17.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 7PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jun)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (05 Jun)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
2.2
N
8
2
N
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.8
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
191
228
259
365
538
465
240
250
388
377
210
207
155
78
55
83
55
42
40
28
27
12
10
23
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
N
25
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:58AM1.55m
10:28PM1.67m
10:40AM1.51m
11:09PM1.65m
11:24AM1.49m
11:51PM1.64m
Low Tide
4:13PM0.32m
4:47AM0.42m
4:54PM0.35m
5:31AM0.42m
5:37PM0.38m
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:05
5:05
 mm
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
17
16
16
15
14
15
15
16
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
13
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
14
14
14
13
13
15
14
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
8
8
9
11
13
11
11
9
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
N
7
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
7
7
8
8
336
308
240
250
220
210
210
207
155
78
55
83
55
42
40
28
27
12
8
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.3
NE
8
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
N
7
0.3
NE
8
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
4
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
38
41
8
11
9
9
8
8
8
10
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
E
10
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ESE
4
Energy kJ
4
4
8
8
9
3
2
8
7
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
2.2
N
8
2
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.8
N
8
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
191
228
259
365
538
465
388
377
4
8
1
1
1
2
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
253
382
254
312
252
0
0
0
58
124
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
23
67
107
180
180
170
216
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
1
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
8
8
8
8
8
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