Whangaparaoa surf break

Whangaparaoa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 09 Feb 2026 NZDT
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Whangaparaoa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whangaparaoa sea temperature is
21.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Whangaparaoa today?

The current surf forecast for Whangaparaoa at 1AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Feb)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (10 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (10 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NE
0.2
NNW
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNW
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)12121211811101091499912121377181818171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2828272514121414314029294050525751519797554981132
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:31AM
1.52
1:44PM
1.51
2:20AM
1.47
2:32PM
1.45
3:12AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:16PM
0.30
7:37AM
0.43
8:01PM
0.36
8:25AM
0.49
8:50PM
0.41
9:17AM
0.53
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:31-------6:33--
Sunset-8:13-------8:12-------8:10------
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------11-----
Temp. °C202019181817202121201818181820222221191818182123
Feels °C (?)202019181817201920201819191821222221191717182021
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