Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
16.2°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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 3AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
15
16
23
30
31
47
33
62
69
49
56
100
71
85
91
183
132
136
152
167
224
191
118
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:49AM1.89m
1:24PM2.01m
1:52AM1.82m
2:26PM1.96m
2:57AM1.78m
3:28PM1.92m
Low Tide
7:09AM0.20m
7:51PM0.28m
8:09AM0.26m
8:53PM0.30m
9:12AM0.32m
9:55PM0.30m
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Temp °C
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
18
17
16
Feels °C
11
10
11
11
12
13
14
13
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
15
17
17
16
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