Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.1° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 12PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (19 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.3
E
9
0.8
SE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
18
3
32
23
8
15
36
17
25
57
56
23
50
39
41
47
47
28
26
25
15
17
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:37AM1.86m
11:53PM1.84m
12:25PM1.78m
00:40AM1.74m
1:16PM1.71m
Low Tide
5:29AM0.23m
5:50PM0.37m
6:14AM0.31m
6:38PM0.46m
7:01AM0.39m
7:28PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
11
12
10
10
9
10
9
10
12
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
3
3
3
6
8
6
7
6
7
5
7
10
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
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