Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.2°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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 11AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
11
0.9
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
2
5
47
40
136
43
29
20
13
9
5
5
5
14
14
14
16
38
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
5
S
0
E
5
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:41AM1.57m
4:15PM1.70m
4:35AM1.63m
5:03PM1.77m
5:25AM1.70m
5:48PM1.85m
Low Tide
9:56AM0.50m
10:33PM0.53m
10:47AM0.45m
11:22PM0.44m
11:36AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
13
14
14
12
9
9
8
7
9
11
12
12
9
9
9
10
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
4
6
8
8
7
5
4
4
4
3
5
8
9
9
5
6
6
7
9
9
9
8
7
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