Whangapoua Surf Break

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Issued: 5 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
16.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 10AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 26). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jun)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (26 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
2
ESE
8
1.8
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
311
306
449
483
326
241
287
318
327
402
498
566
530
510
494
426
424
432
443
443
443
441
392
772
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
20
WSW
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:43AM1.71m
4:22PM1.72m
4:32AM1.69m
5:10PM1.75m
5:20AM1.70m
5:56PM1.78m
Low Tide
10:02AM0.39m
10:29PM0.54m
10:49AM0.39m
11:19PM0.53m
11:36AM0.38m
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
12
12
7
4
2
1
Temp °C
9
9
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
9
11
14
15
13
12
12
12
12
13
16
17
14
13
13
Feels °C
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
6
8
11
13
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
14
11
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
2
ESE
8
1.8
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
311
306
449
483
326
241
287
318
327
402
498
566
530
510
494
426
424
432
443
443
443
441
392
452
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.3
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
6
0.9
ESE
6
Energy kJ
3
1
7
2
7
3
2
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.1
NW
8
0.1
W
6
Energy kJ
21
22
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
6
2.5
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
5
0.4
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
159
610
363
16
8
4
19
3
9
24
32
22
772
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
2
215
188
82
0
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
79
79
79
82
90
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
7
5
8
8
7
6
5
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