Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 07 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
20.3° 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 6PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)8888889891010999991014141515161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109312221254136411481217653632593696605517442384332334363400347344348539838644
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
1.64
10:41PM
1.67
10:53AM
1.58
11:24PM
1.62
11:36AM
1.52
12:10AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:27PM
0.29
4:54AM
0.40
5:09PM
0.34
5:38AM
0.46
5:53PM
0.40
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise6:33-------6:35-------6:35-------
Sunset---6:00-------6:00------5:59-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
22364663621114443234111-
Temp. °C181817181818191919202020191919191919191819181818
Feels °C (?)131313141415171818192020181819191919202021191919
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