Whangapoua Surf Break

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Issued: 5 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.9° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 10PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (02 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
13
1.3
E
13
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.2
E
12
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
388
381
320
320
326
338
332
388
396
556
547
522
530
522
584
565
569
390
364
289
284
231
181
177
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
0
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
0
W
10
SSW
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:46PM1.90m
8:57AM1.75m
9:26PM1.90m
9:39AM1.74m
10:05PM1.90m
10:21AM1.73m
Low Tide
3:06AM0.41m
3:14PM0.30m
3:48AM0.39m
3:54PM0.32m
4:29AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
9
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
13
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
13
1.3
E
13
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.2
E
12
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
388
381
320
320
326
338
332
388
396
556
547
522
530
522
584
565
569
390
364
289
284
231
181
177
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
53
45
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NNW
6
Energy kJ
33
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.3
N
6
Energy kJ
4
17
27
50
67
104
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
50
183
302
188
137
181
54
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
5
4
3
4
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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