Whangapoua Surf Break

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Issued: 11 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 4AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
13
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.7
N
6
1.3
NNE
7
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
547
522
530
522
584
579
480
383
295
289
231
227
223
214
167
164
164
130
228
164
125
128
214
147
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
NW
15
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
5
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
30
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:26PM1.90m
9:39AM1.74m
10:05PM1.90m
10:21AM1.73m
10:44PM1.89m
11:04AM1.73m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.39m
3:54PM0.32m
4:29AM0.38m
4:35PM0.34m
5:10AM0.36m
5:16PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
2
6
1
4
11
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
13
14
13
14
13
13
15
15
13
12
14
14
11
11
13
11
11
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
14
13
12
9
10
8
5
6
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
13
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
NNE
6
1
E
11
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.3
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
0.7
E
10
1
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
Energy kJ
547
522
530
522
584
579
480
383
295
289
231
74
223
214
167
164
164
130
130
145
108
100
214
147
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.8
NE
6
0.1
NE
10
1
E
11
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
6
0.7
N
6
Energy kJ
2
2
4
39
4
227
64
41
41
43
47
98
98
37
33
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
Energy kJ
164
125
128
49
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.7
N
6
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
7
Energy kJ
13
21
55
43
83
87
228
5
4
35
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
6
Distance (km)
0
10
14
14
61
150
183
302
292
106
81
0
0
0
2
0
110
216
302
129
63
54
14
105
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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