Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
16.7°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 (07 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 8AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (07 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (07 Nov)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tue
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.7
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
119
119
91
91
78
254
285
153
139
79
91
91
93
79
79
65
67
67
77
73
79
91
94
83
78
80
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
20
NNW
10
N
15
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:58AM1.84m
6:14PM1.89m
6:47AM1.89m
7:01PM1.89m
7:32AM1.92m
7:45PM1.88m
Low Tide
11:46PM0.25m
12:08PM0.36m
00:34AM0.23m
12:58PM0.35m
1:19AM0.21m
1:45PM0.34m
2:02AM0.21m
thunderstorm
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:05
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6:03
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7:54
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7:55
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7:57
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7:58
 mm
2
5
6
5
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1
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6
8
2
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4
2
2
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
19
18
18
16
16
15
15
18
19
19
18
16
16
16
15
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
Feels °C
19
17
16
17
17
16
17
15
16
14
15
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
14
16
17
18
17
16
17
17
17
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