Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 5AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (06 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (06 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
1.9
E
2.1
NE
2
NE
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)96777778888888888888118811
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35919530728528530240848160467265482484510081020903759753585602813519453525
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:23PM
1.94
9:36AM
1.86
10:03PM
1.90
10:16AM
1.80
10:44PM
1.84
10:57AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:37AM
0.32
3:53PM
0.26
4:18AM
0.38
4:33PM
0.32
5:01AM
0.44
5:16PM
0.38
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise----6:33-------6:35-------6:35---
Sunset-------6:04-------6:02-------6:00
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--11--111141162234333311
Temp. °C181717171819181818181718181819181919191920212120
Feels °C (?)151313141415141414141213131415141617181820212222
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