Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
15.2° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 6PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
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)
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
13
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.9
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.8
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
86
85
81
77
105
103
102
103
72
71
69
43
50
85
298
200
76
65
67
48
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:17AM1.55m
6:51PM1.66m
7:02AM1.57m
7:33PM1.70m
7:45AM1.60m
8:13PM1.74m
Low Tide
12:32PM0.33m
1:04AM0.43m
1:16PM0.29m
1:48AM0.38m
1:58PM0.26m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
9
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
12
15
15
12
12
13
13
12
12
14
14
11
11
Feels °C
7
10
10
9
8
8
7
7
9
11
10
8
8
9
8
8
8
9
8
7
7
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