Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 24 Dec 2025 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
20.0° 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 9AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (24 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (24 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1.4
NNW
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.9
NNE
1.2
N
2
N
Period(s) (?)141313137771414141313131313131414131313667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)504645541636165467348464544444445485046444450102388
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
NNW
20
N
25
N
15
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglasscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:36AM
1.73
10:47PM
1.58
11:15AM
1.73
11:30PM
1.57
11:56AM
1.73
12:17AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:21AM
0.26
4:55PM
0.36
5:01AM
0.27
5:37PM
0.35
5:43AM
0.29
6:20PM
0.33
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
Sunrise-5:52-------5:54-------5:54------
Sunset-----8:37-------8:37-------8:37--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---1-----------------122
Temp. °C202123202423181515151922222219171717212322192020
Feels °C (?)181920182321171415151921202120171818212119191820
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