Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 22 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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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 5PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)999998898985566665666776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6564625958414122232223333669877169556072113145165197
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:58AM
1.91
10:28PM
1.90
10:45AM
1.90
11:18PM
1.90
11:35AM
1.86
12:10AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:19PM
0.02
4:42AM
0.13
5:06PM
0.03
5:33AM
0.16
5:56PM
0.07
6:26AM
0.21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise--------7:20-------7:20-------
Sunset---7:25-------7:23-------7:22----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11111-----------11-
Temp. °C182020191818171718191817171717171718191818181818
Feels °C (?)192019191819181818181615141414141415161515151515
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