Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 28 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
20.7° 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 1AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1.9
N
1.6
NNE
1.5
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)77777766666121277888777766
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1891671181068884706648484639393092842581631381128262453223
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
S
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
15
N
25
NW
25
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:35PM
1.61
4:14AM
1.71
4:41PM
1.60
5:15AM
1.72
5:42PM
1.62
6:11AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:51PM
0.29
10:33AM
0.35
10:54PM
0.30
11:35AM
0.32
11:54PM
0.30
12:31PM
0.28
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise------7:26-------7:26-------7:28-
Sunset-7:16-------7:15-------7:14------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------11----------
Temp. °C232119181716192122201919192120222220181816141619
Feels °C (?)23212019181620222221202119191821212018171291115
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