Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
14.3°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 9AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.8
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
7
7
50
52
40
30
22
12
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:19AM1.47m
3:00PM1.50m
3:14AM1.46m
3:55PM1.51m
4:08AM1.46m
4:48PM1.55m
Low Tide
8:34AM0.45m
9:06PM0.57m
9:28AM0.45m
10:02PM0.56m
10:22AM0.43m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:47
5:49
 mm
2
Temp °C
9
10
13
15
16
12
10
12
11
10
11
15
16
12
10
9
8
8
10
16
17
13
11
Feels °C
6
6
9
10
11
8
6
7
7
7
8
11
12
8
7
6
5
5
7
12
13
9
9
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