Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Issued: 6 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is

16.1°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 10AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	118	134	137	137	105	102	102	86	84	71	84	82	79	67	65	67	77	161	120	138	192	308	336	173	134	131
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	E	NE	NE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:02AM1.77m				4:27PM1.90m				5:03AM1.80m				5:23PM1.89m				5:58AM1.84m				6:14PM1.89m				6:47AM1.89m
Low Tide				10:14AM0.35m				10:53PM0.28m				11:13AM0.36m				11:46PM0.25m				12:08PM0.36m				00:34AM0.23m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	7:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	3	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	17	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	19	20	19	18	18	18	17	17	18	19	17	18	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	16	17	17	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	18	19	19	19	19	17	17	18	16	15	16	16	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	NE 6	NNE 7	N 15	NNE 15	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	118	134	137	137	105	102	102	86	84	71	84	82	79	67	65	67	74	94	120	4	21	198	180	173	134	131
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 13	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	NNE 15	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 15	N 11	E 12	NNE 16	NE 16	N 16	N 16	N 13
kJ	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	5	5	5	5	5	23	4	4	2	4	2	3	24	10	5	5	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	—	—	N 11	E 12	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 16
kJ	2	2	7	6	6	6	6	6	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	—	—	2	3	3	4	3	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 5	N 6	NNE 6	—	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44	43	41	39	27	25	25	77	161	—	138	192	308	336	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Matarangi Coromandel	Matarangi Coromandel	Matarangi Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Tairua Beach Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	Kaitoke Beach Great Barrier Island	New Chums Coromandel	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Whitianga Coromandel	Piha North Auckland	New Chums Coromandel	Piha North Auckland	Hot Water Beach Coromandel	Back Beach Taranaki	Red Beach Auckland	Tawharanui Northland	Whangapoua Coromandel	Whangapoua Coromandel	Whangapoua Coromandel	Whangapoua Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	4	4	4	10	38	2	2	14	2	2	2	54	2	90	14	105	2	105	26	297	81	80	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel	Kuaotunu	Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Orakawa	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island		Whangamata Bar		Tairua Bar		Tairua Bar		Hot Water Beach				Whangamata Bar	Clark Island	Whangamata Bar	Whangamata Bar
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1		1		1		1				2	2	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	8	7	7	6	5

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