Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 15 May 2026 NZST
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Whangamata Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whangamata Bar sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangamata Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 11AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (15 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (15 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
E
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
1
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
41
42
47
49
75
100
102
143
191
158
156
187
150
181
115
110
202
80
78
78
133
102
77
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:41AM1.75m
5:19PM1.75m
5:34AM1.82m
6:12PM1.86m
6:28AM1.87m
7:05PM1.95m
Low Tide
11:04AM0.16m
11:28PM0.27m
11:56AM0.07m
00:24AM0.20m
12:49PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:15
5:15
5:14
Temp °C
12
11
11
13
13
14
14
13
12
11
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
14
15
15
14
13
10
10
9
11
11
13
12
10
10
9
10
10
11
12
9
8
8
8
8
10
11
12
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
E
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
ESE
5
1
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
17
18
42
47
49
75
100
102
143
191
158
156
187
150
181
115
33
202
80
78
78
133
102
77
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
12
0.7
ENE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
Energy kJ
39
41
14
14
14
9
4
4
4
4
4
3
110
3
7
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
3
2
21
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
SE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.5
SE
3
0.7
E
4
Energy kJ
24
20
14
5
12
24
28
39
33
24
22
4
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
1
1
3
1
Distance (km)
2
8
2
67
23
0
23
23
2
2
2
23
23
55
54
44
2
2
2
107
67
54
107
23
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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