Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 Feb 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
21.9° 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 9PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (28 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (28 Feb)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.9
SE
0.6
NE
0.8
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)577877766666667777571010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)371341341832523102251491038571584749495051413933110185208147
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
10
ESE
0
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
1.65
5:32AM
1.74
5:54PM
1.66
6:31AM
1.79
6:53PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:44AM
0.37
11:09PM
0.25
11:49AM
0.34
12:11AM
0.22
12:49PM
0.28
1:08AM
0.19
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise--------7:00-------7:01-------
Sunset---7:58-------7:55-------7:54----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C17191919181817171819201917161514151517181511109
Feels °C (?)141618181515151517181919161513131210141610555
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