Whangamata Bar surf break

Whangamata Bar surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 27 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 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 5PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (27 Mar)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
2
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.1
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.4
NE
0.9
NNE
1.1
NNE
2.2
N
Period(s) (?)9999888888777777666612667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21231874204116291219101878551539331821716712191785752585646385395493
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
E
5
NE
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
NE
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglasscrossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
1.65
3:10AM
1.72
3:35PM
1.61
4:14AM
1.71
4:41PM
1.60
5:15AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24AM
0.32
8:47PM
0.25
9:28AM
0.36
9:51PM
0.29
10:33AM
0.35
10:54PM
0.30
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise--------7:24-------7:26-------
Sunset---7:17-------7:16-------7:15----
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
521111---------------41312
Temp. °C181920201919191819222321191817171921211919181920
Feels °C (?)141719201819201920232322201918182122212021201920
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