Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
16.7°C
0.9° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 12AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.7
N
6
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
5
8
9
39
31
39
48
50
50
91
83
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:53PM1.93m
7:24AM1.95m
7:39PM2.00m
8:11AM2.05m
8:27PM2.05m
Low Tide
1:13AM0.18m
1:36PM0.26m
1:59AM0.10m
2:24PM0.20m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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6:20
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6:18
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7:42
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7:43
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7:44
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2
2
2
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Temp °C
18
17
14
13
13
13
15
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
17
16
17
17
13
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
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