Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.2° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 1AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (01 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
33
34
35
51
49
47
46
33
23
23
23
22
22
13
12
12
12
12
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:00PM1.82m
9:25AM1.75m
9:42PM1.82m
10:10AM1.76m
Low Tide
3:21AM0.16m
3:37PM0.22m
4:04AM0.15m
4:23PM0.24m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
12
10
11
11
11
13
16
16
13
12
Feels °C
9
7
6
6
6
6
6
8
8
6
5
6
6
7
9
11
11
9
9
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