Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 14 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Whangapoua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 11AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (14 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (14 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)237197197157147122969090878581636060454562652021463253
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
0
SSW
5
NNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffglasscrosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:40AM
1.63
3:57PM
1.56
4:37AM
1.65
4:55PM
1.59
5:31AM
1.71
5:50PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:56AM
0.62
10:16PM
0.52
10:54AM
0.59
11:11PM
0.48
11:49AM
0.52
12:04AM
0.42
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
Sunrise--7:13-------7:15-------7:15-----
Sunset-----7:38-------7:37-------7:36--
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C212121232318171716161821212016151516171920201715
Feels °C (?)242322211913131413141621211914131315161818181513
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whangapoua surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest