Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangamata Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whangamata Bar at 8PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
N
1.6
NNE
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.1
N
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
NNE
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)88888778887811111010111111116555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4132962062291421401149289736558848276788182825772513925
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:35AM
1.93
9:09PM
1.98
9:26AM
1.91
10:01PM
1.97
10:20AM
1.86
10:55PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:55PM
-0.03
3:25AM
0.11
3:46PM
-0.01
4:19AM
0.13
4:39PM
0.04
5:14AM
0.18
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------
Sunset--5:44-------5:42-------5:40-----
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1--22-----1-------------
Temp. °C1618181514141313141616131111111012141513101098
Feels °C (?)1416151213131212131514107765781085554
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