Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 NZDT
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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
21.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 3PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (01 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1
E
1
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)877666766666666667888889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2831891287884163126104786262505073737171112124113113116125137
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
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
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:08AM
1.95
7:34PM
1.88
7:53AM
1.97
8:20PM
1.93
8:36AM
1.97
9:02PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:29PM
0.24
1:46AM
0.27
2:13PM
0.20
2:32AM
0.26
2:55PM
0.18
3:15AM
0.27
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise--------7:30-------7:31-------
Sunset---7:12-------7:10-------7:08----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171718171717161617171716161616171718181717161616
Feels °C (?)141416151515141415151614141414151415161617151515
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