Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 06 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 8AM is: 1.8m 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 05:00am April 06). 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
Thu
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
E
2.3
NE
1.8
ENE
2
NE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)777778888888888989888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3073262933714565266045706187858911008996878941941719490553554527444432370
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
SW
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
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:36AM
1.86
10:03PM
1.90
10:16AM
1.80
10:44PM
1.84
10:57AM
1.73
11:27PM
1.78
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
Thu
09
Sunrise--6:33-------6:35-------6:35-----
Sunset-----6:04-------6:02-------6:00--
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
11-1111121113533335221--
Temp. °C171718181818181817181818181919191919202021201919
Feels °C (?)131314141414141312131314141616171818202022222020
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