Whangaparaoa surf break

Whangaparaoa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 09 Feb 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Whangaparaoa today?

The current surf forecast for Whangaparaoa at 10AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (09 Feb)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (09 Feb)1ft (0.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NNE
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.5
NE
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NNE
0.2
NNW
0.3
NE
0.6
E
0.4
NE
0.3
NNW
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.4
NNW
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.4
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)8121281212121181110109149977713871818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)472828332828272522121471314029293250525755539797
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
SE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
E
5
SE
5
S
5
SSE
0
NNE
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:58PM
1.58
1:31AM
1.52
1:44PM
1.51
2:20AM
1.47
2:32PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
0.35
7:16PM
0.30
7:37AM
0.43
8:01PM
0.36
8:25AM
0.49
8:50PM
0.41
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
Sunrise-6:30-------6:31-------6:31------
Sunset-----8:13-------8:12-------8:10--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C171720211920181818182121212019181818202121211919
Feels °C (?)161721211920181818182120202020191919212121211919
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whangaparaoa surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest