Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.2° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 11AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (25 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
12
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
16
1.1
NW
6
0.3
E
14
0.8
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
5
14
14
14
16
38
16
27
55
55
55
30
29
29
28
27
27
26
20
76
37
47
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:25AM1.70m
5:48PM1.85m
6:11AM1.79m
6:30PM1.92m
6:55AM1.88m
7:12PM1.99m
Low Tide
11:36AM0.38m
00:07AM0.34m
12:22PM0.32m
00:51AM0.25m
1:06PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
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6:01
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7:00
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6:15
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6:15
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7:16
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 mm
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1
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1
2
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1
1
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Temp °C
10
10
12
13
14
14
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
16
16
16
12
Feels °C
7
7
8
9
10
9
7
8
8
8
10
9
8
9
9
8
8
10
9
10
10
10
8
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