Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 11 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 1.0°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 10AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)16ft (5.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
!
0
0
0
0
!
!
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
5.5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
6
ENE
6
ENE
7
ENE
7
ENE
6
ENE
4.5
NE
3.5
NE
1.9
E
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.3
E
1.4
ENE
1.6
N
1.6
N
1
E
Period(s) (?)1313131313141414141413131313121110101010108710
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3344409549375784666311960926610896138041401715586177761192968393556910859640537353402291247186
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
E
45
E
55
E
50
E
30
WNW
40
W
35
W
30
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononononoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
1.53
1:15PM
1.43
1:52AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:15AM
0.54
7:30PM
0.47
8:09AM
0.54
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise--6:37-------6:39-------6:39-----
Sunset----5:55-------5:53-------5:52---
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11512415211271------11-
Temp. °C181819202019192020212021212019181717192120181718
Feels °C (?)151415161514141414151315191514141416191918161517
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