Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.3° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 1AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
9
45
28
25
25
56
55
23
50
38
42
48
48
28
27
26
27
18
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:53PM1.84m
12:25PM1.78m
00:40AM1.74m
1:16PM1.71m
Low Tide
5:50PM0.37m
6:14AM0.31m
6:38PM0.46m
7:01AM0.39m
7:28PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
9
9
9
10
12
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
6
6
5
7
9
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
10
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