Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Whangamata Bar, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.5° 

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Whangamata Bar based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Whangamata Bar right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Whangamata Bar

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Whangamata 2

10 km W178 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
10
light winds from the W
(11 km/h at 270°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihi - Golden Valley

15 km S227 m above sea level

32 minutes ago
Dry
45
strong winds from the SW
(46 km/h at 225°)
11.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kopu East

22 km W340 m above sea level

32 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the SW
(9 km/h at 225°)
10.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihi Beach

23 km S114 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
25
moderate winds from the W
(24 km/h at 270°)
11 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihi

24 km S88 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry

(- km/h at -°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
-

Paeroa

27 km SSW12 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the N
(7 km/h at 0°)
12 °C-
-
-
-
-

Bowentown

29 km SSE4 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
20
moderate winds from the W
(22 km/h at 270°)
12.3 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihi

29 km SSE10 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
20
light winds from the SW
(18 km/h at 234°)
35
12 °C-
-
-
-
0

NG Weather

37 km SW4 m above sea level

39 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 45°)
14.1 °C-
-
-
-
-

Matakana Island

47 km SSE31 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the W
(6 km/h at 270°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Whangamata Bar and within an acceptable time window.

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