Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.3° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 11AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
1.2
ENE
6
0.9
NNE
8
1.4
NE
6
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
266
211
181
153
116
110
89
92
87
85
85
87
116
121
121
86
66
90
105
114
147
122
88
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:36AM1.86m
4:20PM1.95m
4:41AM1.89m
5:21PM2.03m
5:42AM1.94m
6:18PM2.11m
Low Tide
9:58AM0.21m
10:36PM0.34m
11:00AM0.16m
11:39PM0.27m
12:00PM0.11m
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
13
15
13
12
11
11
10
11
13
13
11
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
9
12
12
10
11
10
10
8
10
12
11
8
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
9
10
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