Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Whangapoua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
20.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 5PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)109991514141414141313131313121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)49043341433521526826425738337236628021921516311210671694444242221
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
25
W
25
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise6:39-------6:41-------6:41-------
Sunset--5:54-------5:52-------5:52-----
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--121---11-2121111------
Temp. °C192020181818171617181816161515151617181616161617
Feels °C (?)18181918171715151515151413910101010111012131213
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