Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 30 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
21.2° 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 2AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (31 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NNE
1
N
0.9
NNE
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.5
N
0.2
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
1.1
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)7777766116111111678888666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)99947556434120121211111194251191165161134686882826650
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
0
NE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:42PM
1.62
6:11AM
1.74
6:38PM
1.66
7:01AM
1.76
7:28PM
1.70
7:47AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:54PM
0.30
12:31PM
0.28
12:48AM
0.28
1:20PM
0.23
1:38AM
0.26
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise------7:28-------7:28-------7:30-
Sunset-7:14-------7:12-------7:10------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C232018181715161920181816151516161616161515161516
Feels °C (?)222018171411121516171411111113141517161515151315
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