Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 20 Feb 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
21.8° C
(Which is 1.1°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 7AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
0.6
E
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)10910999999999998888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)906465694748484746464545444241403939262625242424
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
0
S
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
1.72
9:41AM
1.86
10:04PM
1.76
10:23AM
1.87
10:49PM
1.79
11:07AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:32AM
0.17
4:02PM
0.15
4:16AM
0.16
4:45PM
0.12
5:01AM
0.17
5:30PM
0.10
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---6:50-------6:52-------6:52----
Sunset-------8:07-------8:07-------8:06
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192017151823232017151312162121201613131217222321
Feels °C (?)1719151315191916131099132119181511111015182019
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