Whangapoua Surf Break

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Issued: 5 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 11AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.4
NNE
6
1.9
N
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.1
NNW
7
0.7
E
10
1.3
NNW
7
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
530
522
584
579
480
383
295
289
231
227
223
225
167
164
130
133
331
183
99
102
142
141
128
122
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
25
NW
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
15
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:39AM1.74m
10:05PM1.90m
10:21AM1.73m
10:44PM1.89m
11:04AM1.73m
11:25PM1.88m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.39m
3:54PM0.32m
4:29AM0.38m
4:35PM0.34m
5:10AM0.36m
5:16PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
4
6
1
1
8
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
15
13
14
13
14
13
13
15
15
13
13
14
12
11
12
13
12
11
11
12
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
11
9
9
9
9
12
12
14
13
12
10
9
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1.2
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.4
NNE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
E
10
1
N
7
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
530
522
584
579
480
383
295
289
231
115
82
225
167
164
130
133
100
183
60
102
86
141
128
122
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.8
NNE
6
0.6
N
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.9
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
NE
7
0.7
E
11
0.6
N
6
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NNW
7
Energy kJ
2
2
4
2
227
223
50
26
47
4
164
98
98
38
110
28
43
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.8
E
10
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.7
N
7
Energy kJ
21
18
4
125
37
22
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
0.5
NW
6
0.8
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.9
N
7
0.6
WNW
4
1.1
NNW
7
1
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
7
0.7
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
Energy kJ
8
20
64
106
140
19
47
114
331
10
99
82
142
41
85
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
6
1
Distance (km)
14
14
67
150
302
302
292
139
86
0
0
0
2
13
150
139
137
139
54
54
14
2
105
124
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
6
5
8
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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