Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 16 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.3°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 12PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.7
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.6
N
Period(s) (?)111111111166714141413131313121212666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)219999444161616141313131212112992116120126202
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise--6:41-------6:43-------6:43-----
Sunset----5:49-------5:47-------5:45---
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----------------------11
Temp. °C161617181815141312131619191615141414171919181718
Feels °C (?)13121313131010109111416171414131312141415141414
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