Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 28 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
20.2° 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 6PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (28 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (28 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
1
3
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.8
ENE
1.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
ENE
3.5
NNE
4
NNE
3
NE
3
NE
2.1
NNE
1.8
NNE
2.3
NE
2.2
NE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NE
Period(s) (?)766685678881011111010109999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5148363575833314208981322933211740832372201488660390478110841062632578573
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
30
E
40
E
30
SE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:28PM
1.72
2:02AM
1.59
2:20PM
1.72
3:00AM
1.63
3:17PM
1.73
4:01AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:16AM
0.34
7:55PM
0.27
8:09AM
0.36
8:47PM
0.24
9:07AM
0.36
9:43PM
0.20
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:56-------5:58
Sunset---8:37-------8:38-------8:38----
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1175810942111-121---
Temp. °C181919181717161516171820212019192122212019191818
Feels °C (?)181718171513101010111320202019202120191717171616
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