Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 20 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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangamata Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 2PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NNE
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.6
NNE
1.6
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)8888888878887811111010111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)277346346296299145142118109948475656084827678818458573735
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
10
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:35AM
1.93
9:09PM
1.98
9:26AM
1.91
10:01PM
1.97
10:20AM
1.86
10:55PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:33AM
0.11
2:55PM
-0.03
3:25AM
0.11
3:46PM
-0.01
4:19AM
0.13
4:39PM
0.04
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise--6:46-------6:47-------6:48-----
Sunset----5:44-------5:42-------5:40---
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-42--211----1-----------
Temp. °C151516181815141413131415141110101110111415141210
Feels °C (?)15121515151214131212131310767766911966
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