Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.4°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 7PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Afternoon (25 Mar)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (25 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
NE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.4
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.4
NE
2.4
NNE
1.8
N
Period(s) (?)778777888889999999988888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28637235838242848954463189310971296141516841872171615731473134214731136931746734428
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
NE
40
ENE
40
NE
35
NE
40
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:29PM
1.79
1:06AM
1.82
1:27PM
1.72
2:06AM
1.76
2:29PM
1.65
3:10AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:49PM
0.13
7:23AM
0.27
7:46PM
0.20
8:24AM
0.32
8:47PM
0.25
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise--------7:22-------7:24-------
Sunset---7:21-------7:20-------7:17----
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1--113464663441496312-112
Temp. °C181919181818181818181817181818181920201919191919
Feels °C (?)141515141414141313131311131315151718191818191920
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