Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 04 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 10PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
ENE
9
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
99
96
94
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
116
119
119
140
96
96
100
118
125
167
249
262
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:50PM1.74m
9:01AM1.64m
9:31PM1.71m
9:42AM1.60m
10:12PM1.68m
10:24AM1.56m
Low Tide
3:03AM0.36m
3:16PM0.26m
3:45AM0.38m
3:57PM0.30m
4:28AM0.42m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:58
7:00
7:01
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5:27
5:25
5:24
5:23
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
18
19
17
17
17
18
18
19
20
14
13
13
13
13
11
13
14
14
15
15
14
13
14
16
18
19
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
7
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
42
99
96
94
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
111
116
119
119
140
96
96
100
60
125
167
249
262
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
E
7
0.8
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
34
33
40
118
32
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
3
2
35
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
124
2
0
0
8
2
23
44
21
2
0
23
23
54
67
18
18
18
18
78
54
65
107
243
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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