Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.9°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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 10AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
12
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:22AM2.03m
9:39PM2.06m
10:07AM2.07m
10:24PM2.05m
10:55AM2.07m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.11m
3:36PM0.19m
3:59AM0.08m
4:22PM0.19m
4:44AM0.09m
5:11PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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6:56
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6:54
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7:17
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7:19
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Temp °C
11
11
13
15
16
14
12
11
11
11
13
15
15
15
13
13
12
12
13
16
16
13
11
Feels °C
7
7
9
10
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
12
11
9
8
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