Whangamata Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Issued: 5 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is

15.1° C

Whangamata Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whangamata Bar today (28 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 11AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	13s
Afternoon (28 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (28 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 28							Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	E 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11
Wave Graph
kJ	53	54	32	33	59	62	62	89	58	57	87	86	84	81	77	76	103	73	100	72	72	71	66
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SE	ESE	WNW	S	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	ENE	NE	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		5:30AM1.52m					6:07PM1.61m				6:17AM1.55m				6:51PM1.66m				7:02AM1.57m				7:33PM1.70m
Low Tide				11:45AM0.37m					00:17AM0.48m				12:32PM0.33m				1:04AM0.43m				1:16PM0.29m


	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	5	4	6	9	10	9	8	9	8	8	9	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	12	15	14	12	11
Feels °C	2	1	3	6	7	7	6	6	5	6	7	9	9	9	9	7	8	8	10	11	10	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	E 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11
kJ	53	54	32	33	59	62	62	89	58	57	87	86	84	81	77	76	103	73	100	72	72	71	66
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	E 11	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	—	N 10	N 10	N 10	ESE 4	E 10	N 9	—	E 9	—	E 12	E 12	N 3	E 12	NNE 4	NE 12	NE 12	E 11
kJ	1	2	1	1	1	—	2	2	2	3	2	2	—	2	—	3	3	1	3	6	5	5	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 6	NE 11	N 11	NE 10	—	N 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	—	NE 12	N 9	—	—
kJ	2	1	5	2	4	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	3	3	—	5	2	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 3	SSW 2	SE 4	SE 4	—	—	—	ESE 3	ESE 4	—	ESE 3	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	NNW 3	—	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	N 5
kJ	1	1	3	2	—	—	—	4	2	—	2	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	7	19	10	24	45
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	6	55	0	0	0	55	23	18	2	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	124	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	2	2	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	6	9	5	5	5	6	4	8	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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