Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 8AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
15
0.5
E
15
0.5
E
15
0.5
E
15
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
113
112
109
70
69
67
67
67
40
33
32
31
31
34
29
30
26
26
26
25
25
69
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:37AM2.03m
10:05PM2.18m
10:30AM1.98m
10:54PM2.10m
11:22AM1.91m
Low Tide
3:39AM0.07m
3:53PM0.05m
4:30AM0.09m
4:44PM0.13m
5:19AM0.14m
5:34PM0.23m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
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5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
15
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
7
8
7
9
9
8
9
7
7
8
9
10
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
8
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