Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 05 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
20.5° C
(Which is 2.9°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 4PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Dec)1ft (0.3m)17s
Afternoon (05 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (05 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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

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Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)161616161616161515151415141414131313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)52511001006464625684848284825349454434343434333029
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
1.94
7:36PM
1.90
8:14AM
2.00
8:31PM
1.91
9:08AM
2.03
9:26PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:33PM
0.16
1:56AM
-0.03
2:30PM
0.12
2:50AM
-0.05
3:26PM
0.10
3:44AM
-0.04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Sunrise-------5:48-------5:48-------5:48
Sunset---8:23-------8:23-------8:24----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192323201615141522262724181716162325272621191717
Feels °C (?)151919161314131421252622161514152224242519181717
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