Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.5° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 5AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
18
18
17
16
10
10
10
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
24
37
37
36
35
31
31
31
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
0
W
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:02AM1.42m
2:38PM1.52m
2:58AM1.41m
3:31PM1.52m
3:56AM1.42m
4:22PM1.55m
Low Tide
8:15AM0.47m
8:55PM0.53m
9:08AM0.49m
9:49PM0.50m
10:02AM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
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6:22
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7:36
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7:37
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7:37
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Temp °C
11
10
9
13
16
18
16
13
12
11
10
13
18
20
16
11
11
10
10
14
19
20
17
11
Feels °C
9
8
7
12
14
15
14
13
11
10
8
11
16
19
12
8
9
8
8
13
18
18
14
7
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