Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 07 May 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
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whangamata Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 5PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (07 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1
ENE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.5
NE
8
1.8
NE
14
2
ENE
14
2.2
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
275
266
260
233
211
182
187
220
225
161
320
240
327
286
255
1249
1465
1647
1830
1885
1674
1390
1290
1096
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
15
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:24AM1.56m
10:55PM1.64m
11:06AM1.51m
11:39PM1.60m
11:52AM1.46m
00:24AM1.58m
Low Tide
4:39PM0.34m
5:12AM0.45m
5:22PM0.38m
5:57AM0.48m
6:07PM0.42m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:23
5:22
5:22
5:21
1
6
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
19
19
18
17
18
17
15
16
18
18
16
14
13
13
13
15
16
16
16
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
14
15
16
15
16
17
16
15
13
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
0.6
NE
11
0.7
NE
11
0.9
NE
11
1.5
NE
8
1.8
NE
14
2
ENE
14
2.2
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
Energy kJ
275
266
260
233
211
182
187
220
225
161
211
90
110
166
255
1249
1465
1647
1830
1885
1674
1390
1290
1096
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.6
NE
10
0.1
E
11
0.5
NE
14
1.3
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.6
NNW
6
Energy kJ
3
2
2
68
2
103
159
114
74
44
43
19
19
20
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
5
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.3
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.7
NW
6
0.9
SW
4
Energy kJ
25
320
240
327
286
144
72
38
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
107
243
242
195
125
186
125
125
237
246
246
246
246
253
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
1
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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