Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 17 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.6°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 9AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (17 Nov)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (17 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thu
20
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
NE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101098889910101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2312792352822762712212263913914286604965907719111309150814201307122410931093970
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
ENE
20
N
15
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
0
ENE
5
NW
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26AM
1.55
5:38PM
1.60
6:13AM
1.59
6:23PM
1.60
6:57AM
1.63
7:06PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:29AM
0.45
11:56PM
0.33
12:18PM
0.44
12:39AM
0.31
1:03PM
0.43
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thu
20
Sunrise-5:56-------5:56-------5:54------
Sunset-----8:05-------8:07-------8:07--
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1111318161211121---
Temp. °C141617181817171617181919181818181819191919191817
Feels °C (?)121515161615161517181918161717181921212119191818
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