Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.0° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 2PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
1
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
9
8
8
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
8
8
13
12
12
18
27
36
42
137
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
SSW
0
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:31AM1.89m
1:05PM1.77m
1:21AM1.78m
1:58PM1.72m
2:12AM1.70m
2:52PM1.69m
Low Tide
6:55AM0.28m
7:15PM0.43m
7:43AM0.35m
8:07PM0.51m
8:32AM0.41m
8:59PM0.57m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
5
Temp °C
9
9
11
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
11
13
13
12
12
12
11
10
12
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
6
6
9
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
12
12
11
10
10
9
8
10
10
10
8
8
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