Surf Forecasts:
Whangamata Bar surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 31 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 31 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, N swell with 717 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 26 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Whangamata Bar this week:
The surf forecast for Whangamata Bar over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Whangamata Bar in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Fri 31st Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Whangamata Bar over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break it down for Whangamata Bar.
Look, the next week and a bit is pretty flat and ordinary. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak waves and mostly dodgy wind conditions until the end of the month. The water temp is sitting at 59°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.
We start off on Sunday the 26th with tiny 2ft easterly swell and a period around 11 seconds. The morning is glassy with barely a breath of wind, combined energy is only 61 (weak), so it’s surfable but very average. The afternoon goes to light rain and a cross wind, making it poor. Monday the 27th isn’t much better – 1ft ESE swell with a cross-offshore breeze, but the energy is still weak (57 combined). Tuesday the 28th drops even lower to 1.0ft, with only 36 energy – honestly, don’t bother. We get a brief glassy morning on Wednesday the 29th with 2ft and energy up to 91, but still ordinary. Thursday the 30th morning is glassy again with 2ft and 77 energy, but the afternoon gets messy with northerly winds picking up.
Then things finally wake up on Friday the 31st. That’s the standout. Morning brings a 8ft northerly swell, period 8 seconds, with a light cross-offshore breeze from the WNW. The combined energy jumps to 1138 (strong). This is solid, powerful stuff, but that 8ft is only for experienced surfers – beginners should sit this one out. It’s going to be the best session of the whole outlook, but the period is short, so it might be a bit lumpy and less organised. Still, clean conditions and real size. The afternoon drops to 5ft with 275 energy and an offshore wind – still good.
Saturday the 1st of August morning has 3ft northerly swell, 139 energy, and clean conditions, but it’s nothing special. From Sunday the 2nd onwards, it’s back to tiny, weak surf with poor wind and onshore slop, right through to the 10th. There’s a slight uptick on Monday the 10th with 5ft ENE swell and 218 energy, but the wind is onshore and it’s messy. Not worth the paddle.
So, your one true standout is Friday the 31st morning. Head out early for the best chance of clean, strong waves. After that, it’s a long quiet spell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 7 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 55 | 55 | 33 | 59 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 106 | 72 | 70 | 40 | 717 | 215 | 200 | 72 | 39 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on |
High Tide | 4:31PM1.54m | 4:41AM1.50m | 5:20PM1.57m | 5:30AM1.52m | 6:07PM1.61m | 6:17AM1.55m | 6:51PM1.66m | 7:02AM1.57m | 7:33PM1.70m | 7:45AM1.60m | 8:13PM1.74m | 8:27AM1.62m | 8:52PM1.76m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.42m | 10:36PM0.54m | 10:56AM0.40m | 11:28PM0.52m | 11:45AM0.37m | 00:17AM0.48m | 12:32PM0.33m | 1:04AM0.43m | 1:16PM0.29m | 1:48AM0.38m | 1:58PM0.26m | 2:31AM0.33m | 2:40PM0.25m | ||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
 | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 59 | 56 | 55 | 50 | 55 | 55 | 33 | 59 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 106 | 72 | 70 | 40 | 381 | 215 | 91 | 72 | 39 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | N 6 | ESE 4 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | E 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 48 | 46 | 39 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | N 7 | E 9 | N 6 | N 6 | — | E 11 | N 6 | N 10 | N 10 | — | E 12 | N 9 | NE 12 | E 19 | E 14 | NE 18 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 17 | ENE 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | ESE 3 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 5 | N 8 | — | NNW 7 | — | — | SSE 2 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 27 | 717 | — | 200 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 54 |
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