Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is

16.2°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 8AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	5s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Evening (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4
	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	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	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	9	15	16	23	30	31	47	33	62	69	49	56	100	71	85	91	183	132	136	152	167	224	191	118
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	E	ENE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on
High Tide	00:49AM1.89m					1:24PM2.01m				1:52AM1.82m				2:26PM1.96m				2:57AM1.78m				3:28PM1.92m
Low Tide				7:09AM0.20m				7:51PM0.28m				8:09AM0.26m				8:53PM0.30m				9:12AM0.32m				9:55PM0.30m


	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	1
Temp °C	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	17	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	17	16
Feels °C	11	10	11	11	12	13	14	13	15	15	15	16	17	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	15	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 15	NE 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 12	N 12	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	3	8	8	4	4	4	32	33	39	40	49	56	58	71	85	91	125	132	136	3	3	153	135	118
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 15	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	E 11	E 11	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 14	E 14	N 12	N 12	N 11
kJ	9	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	3	3	13	12	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	E 12	—	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14
kJ	6	6	6	3	—	2	2	2	2	2	5	2	2	2	—	4	4	4	4	—	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	—	NNE 5	NNE 6	—	—	NNE 6	—	—	—	NNE 7	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	—
kJ	9	15	16	23	30	31	47	—	62	69	—	—	100	—	—	—	183	—	—	152	167	224	191	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Waiapu River East Cape	Piha North Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Hot Water Beach Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Tairua Bar Coromandel	Piha North Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Daniels Reef Northland	Homunga Bay Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Whangamata Estuary Coromandel	O'Neills Bay Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Whatipu Auckland
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	105	105	105	280	105	105	150	141	26	2	14	40	105	105	106	86	77	14	14	63	106	106	105	105
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel									Whangamata Bar	Whangamata Bar	Whangamata Bar	Donut Island					Orakawa	Clark Island	Clark Island	Whangamata Estuary
Rating (10 max)									1	1	1	1					1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mussel Rock Auckland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Mussel Rock Auckland	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4

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