Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
16.2°C
0.1° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 7PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
28
31
45
32
62
40
49
52
56
59
70
75
93
99
118
121
125
121
130
165
189
194
229
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:24PM2.01m
1:52AM1.82m
2:26PM1.96m
2:57AM1.78m
3:28PM1.92m
4:02AM1.77m
Low Tide
7:09AM0.20m
7:51PM0.28m
8:09AM0.26m
8:53PM0.30m
9:12AM0.32m
9:55PM0.30m
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Temp °C
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
12
13
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
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