Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 4PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
4
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.1
E
18
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
13
12
17
16
7
5
8
8
7
4
5
10
5
5
5
5
9
9
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
ENE
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:19AM1.66m
11:36PM1.74m
12:09PM1.66m
00:25AM1.72m
1:04PM1.67m
Low Tide
5:30PM0.31m
6:00AM0.22m
6:20PM0.34m
6:51AM0.23m
7:15PM0.36m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
5
9
11
9
8
7
7
6
6
9
10
9
8
7
6
5
5
9
11
9
7
Feels °C
0
3
6
5
5
3
4
3
3
7
7
6
5
4
3
2
2
7
8
6
4
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