Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 25 Dec 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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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 11AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (25 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (25 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1.6
NNW
1.2
N
1
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)14141313131313131414131313131367713137887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)73484645444444444850464444444419813994554711414213197
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
0
WSW
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
0
S
5
NNE
5
E
5
NNW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
1.73
11:30PM
1.57
11:56AM
1.73
12:17AM
1.56
12:40PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:01AM
0.27
5:37PM
0.35
5:43AM
0.29
6:20PM
0.33
6:28AM
0.32
7:06PM
0.30
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
Sunrise-5:54-------5:54-------5:54------
Sunset-----8:37-------8:37-------8:37--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------351232511
Temp. °C151519212221191717172122212020201917161515151515
Feels °C (?)151519192121191718182019191820202017151615161515
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