Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Issued: 12 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is

16.3°C

Whangapoua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 8AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	16s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	16s
Evening (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NE 13	N 16	N 16	NE 4	N 16	NE 4	N 16	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	7	7	5	5	6	5	7	6	9	21	32	45	42	47	48	51	49	51	79	54	58	58	61	75
Wind (km/h)	SSW	WSW	WNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide	11:51PM1.97m				12:26PM2.07m				00:49AM1.89m					1:24PM2.01m				1:52AM1.82m				2:26PM1.96m
Low Tide			6:11AM0.12m				6:50PM0.24m					7:09AM0.20m				7:51PM0.28m				8:09AM0.26m				8:53PM0.30m


	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	11	14	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	17	18	18	17	16
Feels °C	9	10	10	11	12	11	11	12	13	12	11	11	12	13	14	13	14	14	15	16	16	16	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	E 4	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7
kJ	6	1	3	3	4	1	3	3	3	8	4	4	4	4	4	4	49	51	43	54	58	58	61	75
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 16	N 16	N 15	NE 9	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12
kJ	—	2	2	2	2	2	5	5	5	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	13	12	3	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 13	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	E 15
kJ	7	7	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NE 4	N 3	NNE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	—	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	3	6	5	7	6	9	21	32	45	42	47	48	51	—	—	79	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Piha-The Bar Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Onemana Coromandel	Waiapu River East Cape	Piha North Auckland	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Anaura Bay East Cape	Piha North Auckland	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Tairua Bar Coromandel	Whangapoua Coromandel	Opoutere Beach Coromandel	Piha North Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Whitianga Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	105	105	105	105	181	105	105	105	105	105	54	280	105	302	292	105	90	40	0	50	105	105	105	14
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel											Onemana							Whangamata Bar	Whangamata Bar	Whangamata Bar				Clark Island
Rating (10 max)											1							1	1	1				1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Mussel Rock Auckland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Mussel Rock Auckland	Mussel Rock Auckland	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Mussel Rock Auckland	Papatowai Catlins	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	2
Header Global	Weld Road New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Niyodo Rivermouth Japan	Afife Portugal	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Chuns and Jocks Reefs United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Boners United States
Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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