Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 30 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 11AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
1
N
1
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
1.1
ENE
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)1266677777766611111178888866
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)374756909494777757432013121111111182922391901611336882
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
5
SW
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:15AM
1.72
5:42PM
1.62
6:11AM
1.74
6:38PM
1.66
7:01AM
1.76
7:28PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:35AM
0.32
11:54PM
0.30
12:31PM
0.28
12:48AM
0.28
1:20PM
0.23
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise--7:26-------7:28-------7:28-----
Sunset-----7:14-------7:12-------7:10--
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
2---11---------131----1-
Temp. °C182020232220181817151619201917161515151616161616
Feels °C (?)172019222120171614101215171813131212131515151615
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