Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whangamata Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 12AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)--
Afternoon (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (30 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.9
NNE
1.2
N
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
1
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)61212126666677777666611117888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5838383762927166909479796245302013131111236272217190
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
S
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:41PM
1.60
5:15AM
1.72
5:42PM
1.62
6:11AM
1.74
6:38PM
1.66
7:01AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:54PM
0.30
11:35AM
0.32
11:54PM
0.30
12:31PM
0.28
12:48AM
0.28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise------7:26-------7:28-------7:28-
Sunset-7:15-------7:14-------7:12------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---32--------------11---
Temp. °C212019181718202323201818171516192119161515151616
Feels °C (?)222119191518202222201817141112151817111112121414
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