Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.0° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 7PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
3 AM
6 AM
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
5
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
30
29
16
16
34
38
30
33
43
59
50
30
21
15
14
25
22
21
21
9
20
9
14
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:36PM2.06m
5:55AM2.00m
6:34PM2.14m
6:53AM2.04m
7:29PM2.21m
Low Tide
11:15AM0.11m
11:52PM0.25m
12:15PM0.05m
00:53AM0.18m
1:12PM0.01m
1:50AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
12
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
13
12
12
12
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