Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 06 May 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
18.4° C
(Which is 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: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (06 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (06 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
NE
7
0.7
E
10
0.8
NE
7
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1
NE
14
1.8
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
73
67
96
71
91
163
167
192
359
260
253
206
206
211
269
304
297
328
416
297
305
368
1094
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
0
E
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
15
WSW
10
W
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:42AM1.60m
10:12PM1.68m
10:24AM1.56m
10:55PM1.64m
11:06AM1.51m
11:39PM1.60m
Low Tide
3:57PM0.30m
4:28AM0.42m
4:39PM0.34m
5:12AM0.45m
5:22PM0.38m
5:57AM0.48m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
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7:00
7:01
7:01
7:01
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5:24
5:23
5:22
5:22
1
8
Temp °C
15
17
18
17
17
17
18
17
18
19
19
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
19
18
18
18
15
14
15
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
15
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
0.1
N
11
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.4
NE
10
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
N
7
1.8
NE
13
Energy kJ
108
59
67
60
71
65
163
167
192
238
260
253
206
206
211
269
2
237
253
416
297
305
184
1094
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
E
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.6
NE
14
1.4
NE
8
1.2
N
7
Energy kJ
22
73
59
96
46
64
32
33
16
2
2
2
160
274
131
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.3
E
10
0.1
N
10
1
NE
14
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
19
2
368
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
1.6
NE
9
0.9
N
5
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1
N
6
1.4
N
6
0.4
W
3
Energy kJ
91
359
40
304
297
328
384
75
153
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
110
0
0
18
18
54
107
242
195
116
125
125
107
125
125
246
246
253
246
109
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
4
6
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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