Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
17.6°C
1.0° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 5AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (10 Nov)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (10 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
2
N
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.2
NNW
8
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
139
135
115
145
175
229
241
216
241
192
204
382
154
159
171
152
147
134
141
155
135
135
152
110
141
196
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
N
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:15AM1.95m
8:27PM1.87m
8:56AM1.96m
9:09PM1.86m
9:37AM1.95m
9:50PM1.83m
Low Tide
2:02AM0.21m
2:29PM0.33m
2:43AM0.21m
3:11PM0.34m
3:24AM0.23m
3:53PM0.36m
4:05AM0.27m
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:03
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6:01
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6:01
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7:58
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7:59
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8:00
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8:00
 mm
9
3
6
8
4
7
11
2
4
6
3
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Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
19
20
20
18
17
16
16
16
18
19
20
19
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
17
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
18
17
17
16
17
16
15
15
17
16
17
17
15
14
13
13
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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