Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Issued: 5 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
67
40
38
36
25
18
17
17
17
16
10
9
12
6
17
98
145
126
169
232
297
313
342
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:43AM1.72m
00:09AM1.85m
12:40PM1.66m
1:02AM1.76m
1:37PM1.61m
Low Tide
5:39AM0.15m
5:53PM0.18m
6:32AM0.19m
6:47PM0.28m
7:24AM0.24m
7:41PM0.37m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:06
5:06
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
12
14
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
12
13
14
14
14
12
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
67
67
40
38
12
13
9
17
17
17
16
10
9
12
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
5
Energy kJ
6
5
5
6
36
25
18
4
4
2
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
6
6
6
1
1
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.9
NE
7
Energy kJ
1
1
3
7
36
2
3
17
98
145
126
169
232
297
313
342
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
154
6
0
23
78
165
161
116
107
107
107
107
107
107
107
107
107
125
125
124
134
165
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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