Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 07 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
20.8° 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 10PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)--
Afternoon (07 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (07 Mar)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.9
ESE
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)9913139991312111111101010999999948
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1919323114141414353330301716242222212014201529164
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
NNE
10
N
5
S
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscrossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
1.75
11:04AM
1.75
11:31PM
1.71
11:45AM
1.68
12:14AM
1.66
12:27PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:59AM
0.25
5:21PM
0.21
5:41AM
0.32
6:02PM
0.27
6:24AM
0.39
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise------7:07-------7:07-------7:09-
Sunset-7:47-------7:46-------7:45------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------11--
Temp. °C201816151414172022201614141317222120171717171718
Feels °C (?)181716151414172020191413131216211920171515131214
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