Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 08 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangamata Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 10PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (08 May)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
9
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
7
2
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.1
NE
13
1.8
NE
13
2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
349
251
373
268
406
1094
1338
1548
1859
1682
1597
1458
1182
954
847
713
573
477
380
319
303
249
245
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
10
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:39PM1.60m
11:52AM1.46m
00:24AM1.58m
12:42PM1.44m
1:12AM1.57m
Low Tide
5:22PM0.38m
5:57AM0.48m
6:07PM0.42m
6:45AM0.49m
6:54PM0.44m
7:35AM0.47m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
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7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
1
5
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
17
15
16
18
18
15
14
14
13
13
14
17
18
15
14
14
15
13
15
14
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
16
16
13
12
12
10
9
10
13
14
10
8
9
11
11
13
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
9
0.7
NE
11
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
N
7
1.8
NE
13
2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
Energy kJ
168
115
262
268
200
1094
1338
1548
1859
1682
1597
1458
1182
954
847
713
573
477
380
319
303
249
245
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
11
0.1
E
11
0.6
ENE
14
1.2
NE
8
1.1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.5
N
6
0.1
N
14
0.5
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
61
2
129
196
117
60
43
60
21
4
23
13
15
7
4
2
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.6
NE
11
1.1
NE
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
NW
4
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
2
82
406
4
4
4
4
4
1
3
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
9
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
7
2
NE
7
1.5
N
7
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.4
NW
6
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
290
349
251
373
199
5
7
13
2
2
5
6
5
5
21
4
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
246
246
253
195
109
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
140
108
2
2
0
23
55
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
5
7
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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