Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 14 Jan 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
21.5° C
(Which is 1.5°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 1PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
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
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
1.1
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
Period(s) (?)661212121212128888555556677788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)312437363737375217171717333634644649476086105128111
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
N
20
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
NW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:07AM
1.50
4:16PM
1.50
4:59AM
1.51
5:08PM
1.49
5:50AM
1.54
5:58PM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:08AM
0.55
10:34PM
0.42
11:02AM
0.56
11:25PM
0.41
11:55AM
0.54
12:15AM
0.38
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sat
17
Sunrise-6:09-------6:11-------6:11------
Sunset-----8:38-------8:37-------8:37--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1-2212221------
Temp. °C181922232423212020202323212120191818212325251816
Feels °C (?)192022222121202020202222232120201919212224231615
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