Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.5° 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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 12AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
1.2
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
248
89
90
92
402
402
94
92
90
117
109
83
83
83
61
85
60
58
25
14
14
17
17
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
Wind State
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
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:34PM1.83m
2:52AM1.88m
3:35PM1.89m
3:53AM1.90m
4:37PM1.97m
4:55AM1.95m
Low Tide
8:44PM0.41m
9:15AM0.22m
9:46PM0.37m
10:15AM0.17m
10:50PM0.32m
11:15AM0.11m
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
9
8
8
11
12
10
9
9
10
9
11
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
Feels °C
8
8
7
7
5
4
4
7
8
6
6
6
7
6
9
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
11
10
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