Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 Apr 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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 10PM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 5.0m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
Afternoon (11 Apr)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)16ft (5.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
!
!
3
3
4
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
ENE
5.5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
6
ENE
6
ENE
6.5
ENE
7
ENE
6
ENE
4.5
ENE
3.5
NE
1.9
E
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
1.5
N
1.2
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
1
E
Period(s) (?)131414141413131313121211101010101089914141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)666311453926610330128241264714351155861139061893344878959676598400363289251168476447506350
Wind
(km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
E
45
E
50
E
45
E
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
25
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
onononononoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:15PM
1.43
1:52AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:30PM
0.47
8:09AM
0.54
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------6:39-------6:39-------6:41-
Sunset5:55-------5:53-------5:52-------
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-12813515121141------1------
Temp. °C201919202020212121191819181719212119171616161719
Feels °C (?)151415151414151617141316161618201918161516161617
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