Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 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
19.8° 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 1PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.6
N
1
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.5
N
1.8
N
2
N
2.4
N
1.6
N
1.5
NNE
1.5
N
1.4
N
1
N
0.9
N
1.1
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
Period(s) (?)12125666778888888877777877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1211185910213219329745178134926630123911890131197262295320367352310
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
0
ESE
5
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:56AM
1.87
7:29PM
1.90
7:45AM
1.92
8:18PM
1.96
8:35AM
1.93
9:09PM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:51AM
0.19
1:17PM
0.04
1:42AM
0.14
2:06PM
-0.01
2:33AM
0.11
2:55PM
-0.03
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise--6:43-------6:45-------6:46-----
Sunset----5:45-------5:45-------5:44---
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------3221-----171-1431
Temp. °C151518191918181718171820201715161617171815151514
Feels °C (?)131315161514141314141719171615161413151513121211
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