Whangapoua Surf Break

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Issued: 11 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.8° 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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 3PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
7
2.1
N
8
1
N
9
1
N
9
1
N
9
0.8
N
9
1.3
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
0.8
E
10
0.9
NE
8
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.1
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
185
626
150
146
150
113
144
185
199
128
98
237
237
196
159
156
156
153
123
194
162
130
94
91
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:51AM1.73m
00:10AM1.87m
12:41PM1.75m
00:59AM1.86m
1:36PM1.78m
1:53AM1.86m
Low Tide
6:01PM0.40m
6:37AM0.32m
6:51PM0.41m
7:25AM0.29m
7:45PM0.42m
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
3
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
14
14
12
11
10
10
9
10
13
12
10
9
8
9
9
Feels °C
9
13
12
10
10
10
10
9
9
12
12
9
8
7
8
6
8
10
7
6
6
4
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
1.5
NNE
8
1
N
9
1
NE
7
1
N
9
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
E
7
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
78
280
150
107
150
113
144
185
199
109
69
237
237
196
159
156
156
153
123
194
162
130
94
69
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
1
NE
7
1
N
9
0.7
E
10
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.8
E
11
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.5
SE
4
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
97
73
104
146
92
94
99
74
141
62
91
59
50
44
26
25
12
7
10
17
18
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.4
E
12
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
N
8
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
N
8
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NE
7
Energy kJ
54
70
46
61
57
57
49
128
98
49
3
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
7
2.1
N
8
1
NE
7
1.4
SE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.3
SSW
2
0.8
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
185
626
107
106
10
27
21
1
31
86
91
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
4
5
4
1
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
106
86
106
105
105
88
110
77
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
0
0
61
10
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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