Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 15 May 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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangamata Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 2AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (16 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (16 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
75
100
102
143
191
158
156
187
150
119
86
110
108
80
78
78
78
77
56
55
48
52
68
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:19PM1.75m
5:34AM1.82m
6:12PM1.86m
6:28AM1.87m
7:05PM1.95m
7:21AM1.91m
Low Tide
11:28PM0.27m
11:56AM0.07m
00:24AM0.20m
12:49PM0.01m
1:19AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:15
5:15
5:14
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
12
11
12
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
14
15
15
14
12
11
11
11
13
11
13
13
10
10
9
11
11
12
12
9
8
8
8
7
10
12
11
10
8
8
8
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
E
5
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
Energy kJ
49
75
100
102
143
191
158
156
187
150
119
86
25
25
24
78
15
78
77
56
33
33
25
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
E
5
0.1
NE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
9
Energy kJ
14
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
110
108
80
78
12
4
55
48
52
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
E
5
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
4
0.8
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.3
SSE
4
Energy kJ
3
6
28
39
33
30
22
14
12
10
28
46
35
24
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
23
0
0
23
2
2
2
44
107
23
54
23
2
2
2
107
107
58
107
23
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
9
5
4
4
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