Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
15.2°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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 6AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
1.1
ENE
4
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
6
7
7
7
8
8
8
42
91
96
105
115
83
60
107
149
144
117
100
107
129
110
120
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:57PM1.78m
12:33PM1.82m
00:53AM1.72m
1:32PM1.77m
1:55AM1.66m
2:35PM1.74m
Low Tide
6:18AM0.14m
6:51PM0.27m
7:14AM0.19m
7:51PM0.31m
8:14AM0.24m
8:54PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:48
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6:47
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7:21
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7:22
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3
9
5
3
2
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Temp °C
10
12
12
14
17
16
14
13
11
10
10
10
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
6
8
8
10
14
12
12
11
6
4
4
4
6
10
7
8
7
7
6
6
7
9
10
9
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