Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.3° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 10PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
122
94
94
69
94
69
68
66
88
278
269
275
71
73
73
96
92
65
63
44
42
27
43
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:29PM1.61m
1:44AM1.70m
2:27PM1.65m
2:43AM1.71m
3:27PM1.71m
3:44AM1.74m
Low Tide
7:36PM0.38m
8:10AM0.23m
8:35PM0.37m
9:07AM0.20m
9:37PM0.35m
10:06AM0.15m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
11
9
9
12
12
10
8
8
7
6
8
11
12
10
10
10
8
8
9
11
Feels °C
6
5
5
5
5
3
3
7
7
6
4
4
3
2
5
7
8
6
6
7
5
5
7
9
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