Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 05 Apr 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
20.5° 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 4AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (06 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (06 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2
E
3
NE
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)6777777888888888888888811
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21327831628540751454363763774476395010661121117910431109801589936461396412573
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
1.76
9:31AM
1.69
9:59PM
1.72
10:12AM
1.64
10:41PM
1.67
10:53AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:30AM
0.30
3:47PM
0.23
4:12AM
0.35
4:27PM
0.29
4:54AM
0.40
5:09PM
0.34
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise----6:33-------6:33-------6:35---
Sunset-------6:02-------6:00-------6:00
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
11-12111-121133338383111
Temp. °C171717171718181818181717181718181819191919202120
Feels °C (?)131313131214141414131212131214151517181818202221
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