Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 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 8PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
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
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)1313131313131312121212121211111111111177141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4233503452151661631121037369444424232199999441616
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise6:41-------6:41-------6:41-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:50-------5:49-----
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--21--1-----------------
Temp. °C171916161415141315171816151515161617171513131313
Feels °C (?)161714151212981012131212121213121212119101111
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