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Whangamata Bar Surf Photo: 'Ella , shredding her local' by Eli marr brownless

Lat Long: 37.20° S 175.89° E

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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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.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNW		ENE	NNE
	13 s	glass		13 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whangamata Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNE	N	ENE	NNE
	13 s	cross	7 s	13 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whangamata Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNW	N	ENE	NNE
	13 s	cross- off	7 s	13 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whangamata Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	E	NW		ENE	NNE	N
	12 s	glass		12 s	7 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whangamata Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W		E	NNE
	12 s	glass		12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 August at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whangamata Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W		E	NNE
	12 s	glass		12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whangamata Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W		E	NNE
	12 s	glass		12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whangamata Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	S		E	NNE
	12 s	cross		12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whangamata Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	S		E	NNE
	11 s	cross		11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whangamata Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WSW		ENE	NNE
	11 s	glass		11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whangamata Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SW		ENE	N
	11 s	glass		11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whangamata Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WSW	WSW	ENE	NNW
	11 s	off	2 s	11 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whangamata Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	E	WSW	WSW	ENE	NNW	NNE
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	6 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 23 August at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whangamata Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	W	WSW	ENE	NNW
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whangamata Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WSW	WSW	ENE	N
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whangamata Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	W		ENE
	11 s	off		11 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whangamata Bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WSW	WSW	ENE
	11 s	off	3 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 24 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whangamata Bar around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 26 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.5m (1.5 ft). Range 2.13m (7.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Whangamata Bar Surf Photo: 'Ella , shredding her local' by Eli marr brownless

Ella shredding her local on a Monday arvo .

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User: Eli marr brownless (32 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 9:56 am 23 Aug 2022