Whangamata Bar Surf Break

Whangamata Bar, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
16.1° 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.

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

Waihi

29 km SSE10 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
10
light winds from the W
(11 km/h at 269°)
25
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tauranga

55 km SSE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 314°)
15
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waimapu wx

64 km SSE24 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
wind obs. (10 kph from 348 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Hamilton

76 km SSW33 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
20
light winds from the NW
(19 km/h at 325°)
25
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Pongakawa wx

90 km SE29 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 278°)
5
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Highland Park wx

95 km W6 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
light winds from the NW
(6 km/h at 309°)
15
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Auckland International Airport

99 km W7 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearLight rain
15
light winds from the NNW
(15 km/h at 340°)
13 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
overcast
broken

Kihikihi wx

105 km S75 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
wind obs. (14 kph from 33 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Auckland

108 km W54 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 296°)
5
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Auckland

109 km W46 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
5
light winds from the NW
(6 km/h at 310°)
10
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

* 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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