Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 12 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 1.1°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 3AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NE
1.8
E
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)1212101010109999914131313131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)340186482669260338435525121116823543642335028021916616311210673694444
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
25
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:39-------6:41-------6:41---
Sunset------5:52-------5:52-------5:50-
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------11-------112------
Temp. °C191817171921211917171716171918161513131315171816
Feels °C (?)16151617192019181716161516171614121110911131412
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