Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 15 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
20.1° 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: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.4
NNW
0.2
E
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)13121212121212111111116117771414141413131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15610673694444242321991399441616161414131312
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise--6:41-------6:41-------6:43-----
Sunset----5:50-------5:49-------5:47---
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1----------1------------
Temp. °C141315181816151515151717171514131213151919171514
Feels °C (?)9810121311121211111312121011101011131717161413
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