Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (07 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 9AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (07 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (07 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tue
10
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1
N
6
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
99
151
109
73
276
265
159
159
127
109
93
96
79
77
65
65
63
63
65
65
60
58
56
64
43
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
N
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:58AM1.84m
6:14PM1.89m
6:47AM1.89m
7:01PM1.89m
7:32AM1.92m
7:45PM1.88m
Low Tide
12:08PM0.36m
00:34AM0.23m
12:58PM0.35m
1:19AM0.21m
1:45PM0.34m
2:02AM0.21m
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:07
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6:05
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6:03
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7:54
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7:55
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7:57
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7:58
 mm
7
6
2
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2
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1
4
3
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1
5
3
Temp °C
17
17
17
19
18
18
16
16
15
15
17
19
19
18
17
16
16
15
18
18
16
16
16
16
17
17
Feels °C
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
14
14
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
15
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
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