Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 10AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
6
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
92
69
68
148
159
156
163
160
163
125
125
122
94
90
87
87
64
63
61
41
41
40
25
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
1:44AM1.70m
2:27PM1.65m
2:43AM1.71m
3:27PM1.71m
3:44AM1.74m
4:28PM1.78m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.23m
8:35PM0.37m
9:07AM0.20m
9:37PM0.35m
10:06AM0.15m
10:40PM0.30m
part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
12
13
11
9
8
7
7
8
11
12
9
8
8
8
8
10
12
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
5
4
5
6
8
6
5
4
3
3
4
7
8
6
5
4
4
4
8
10
10
10
10
9
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