Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.2° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 10PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
1
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
30
29
27
26
26
26
25
62
161
128
106
67
50
34
19
19
13
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
E
15
ENE
15
E
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
10:54PM2.10m
11:22AM1.91m
11:42PM2.00m
12:13PM1.84m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.14m
5:34PM0.23m
6:07AM0.20m
6:24PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
2
6
12
3
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
14
13
12
10
11
10
11
10
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
11
11
10
10
9
9
11
13
10
8
6
6
6
8
7
8
10
10
8
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