Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
17.9°C
1.3° 

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 (16 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 5AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Nov)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Nov)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (16 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.6
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.1
N
7
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
62
73
164
164
182
224
229
205
201
176
176
149
191
129
117
98
95
95
240
249
131
86
73
75
80
57
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
5
NNE
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:52PM1.52m
12:23PM1.62m
00:37AM1.47m
1:08PM1.58m
1:27AM1.43m
1:54PM1.56m
2:19AM1.42m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.37m
6:42PM0.46m
6:50AM0.41m
7:29PM0.48m
7:37AM0.45m
8:18PM0.47m
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Temp °C
16
16
16
19
21
23
22
16
15
15
15
19
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20
20
18
17
17
17
17
14
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Feels °C
17
17
17
20
20
21
19
14
14
15
15
18
18
18
19
17
16
17
17
19
11
10
10
10
9
7
8
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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