Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangamata Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 3PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.6
ESE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)8888111110101111111111111010101010109444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)84807662848110210279828281555535331919191616132518
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:26AM
1.91
10:01PM
1.97
10:20AM
1.86
10:55PM
1.93
11:16AM
1.78
11:52PM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:46PM
-0.01
4:19AM
0.13
4:39PM
0.04
5:14AM
0.18
5:34PM
0.11
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------
Sunset--5:42-------5:40-------5:39-----
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--1-----------------1---
Temp. °C141616131110101212141513111198101315141211910
Feels °C (?)131514108776689866446911119867
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