Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.1° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 6AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
15
9
10
12
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
4
4
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:51AM1.62m
1:29PM1.66m
1:46AM1.57m
2:25PM1.64m
Low Tide
6:52PM0.55m
7:11AM0.49m
7:46PM0.60m
8:05AM0.52m
8:42PM0.61m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
11
10
10
10
12
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
5
6
6
6
6
8
9
9
6
7
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