Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 28 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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 3.0°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 8PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Nov)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (28 Nov)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (28 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101099999999999999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)512446437386312289242237232197197193181149161158146143143143121260265260
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NNE
15
NNW
5
W
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglasscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:08PM
1.64
1:31AM
1.49
1:58PM
1.65
2:28AM
1.51
2:51PM
1.67
3:28AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:33PM
0.41
7:42AM
0.39
8:24PM
0.37
8:36AM
0.39
9:17PM
0.30
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Sunrise-------5:50-------5:50-------5:50
Sunset---8:16-------8:17-------8:19----
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C222225241917161521252522161413141922192020191919
Feels °C (?)232124231816161319232219131212131820201920192020
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