Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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 9AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (28 Mar)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NNE
2.4
NE
2.1
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NNE
1.4
NNW
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)888888777777666666667888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1248762579414354267189167121118889981685646466858142302324264178
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
S
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:10AM
1.72
3:35PM
1.61
4:14AM
1.71
4:41PM
1.60
5:15AM
1.72
5:42PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:47PM
0.25
9:28AM
0.36
9:51PM
0.29
10:33AM
0.35
10:54PM
0.30
11:35AM
0.32
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise----7:24-------7:26-------7:26---
Sunset-------7:16-------7:15-------7:14
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
1----------------1113--1-
Temp. °C191918181922232119181817192121201919192020212120
Feels °C (?)192019192123242220191918212221201920182120202119
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