Coromandel, New Zealand
Whangamata Bar
Advanced
Rivermouth break
Sand bottom
Peels both
0.8–3 m
Mid tide
A famous rivermouth sandbar that produces fast, hollow, wedging peaks — the Coromandel's best wave and a contest fixture. The bar shifts with every flood; when it lines up it is one of New Zealand's best right-handers.
Hazards
RipStrong CurrentShallow
Conditions
- Best swell
- E, SE, NE
- Best wind
- W, SW
- Season
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun
- Wave size
- 0.8–3 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- -37.2070, 175.8700
Facilities
ParkingToiletsCafeSurf SchoolBoard Rental