Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Issued: 5 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
16.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 9AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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)
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
12
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
273
298
298
298
263
258
244
200
196
192
139
134
125
108
86
67
67
39
38
36
25
24
18
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:50AM1.84m
10:23PM1.99m
10:46AM1.78m
11:16PM1.93m
11:43AM1.72m
Low Tide
3:50AM0.09m
4:05PM0.02m
4:44AM0.11m
4:59PM0.09m
5:39AM0.15m
5:53PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
14
15
12
12
11
10
10
10
13
14
12
12
12
12
13
15
16
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
9
7
8
12
14
11
10
9
8
8
8
12
12
10
10
10
11
11
13
14
15
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
12
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
264
273
298
298
298
263
258
244
200
196
192
139
134
125
108
86
67
67
39
38
36
25
24
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.3
SE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
Energy kJ
2
2
1
7
2
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
12
12
5
6
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
6
6
1
1
1
5
4
4
6
6
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
5
Energy kJ
4
3
4
1
1
2
3
1
1
3
4
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
78
23
23
107
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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