Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.14° S 175.44° E

Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.4° 

Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary today (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary at 9PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (05 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

Table - waves today at Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
46
27
26
23
37
21
37
41
50
48
37
33
37
27
19
18
32
30
Wind (km/h)
15
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:49PM1.94m
12:23PM1.86m
00:40AM1.90m
1:19PM1.86m
Low Tide
5:43PM0.35m
6:14AM0.25m
6:34PM0.39m
7:05AM0.26m
7:31PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
10
10
Feels °C
4
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
7
7
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