Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (17 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (17 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
NE
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
NNE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)999988881212118811910101010101210109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)614341393736363540393332313010820020413510777132753134
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
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)
7:43AM
1.87
7:58PM
1.79
8:25AM
1.95
8:42PM
1.85
9:06AM
2.02
9:26PM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:28AM
0.33
2:02PM
0.39
2:13AM
0.27
2:45PM
0.30
2:56AM
0.21
3:27PM
0.22
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise-6:48-------6:50-------6:50------
Sunset-----8:12-------8:10-------8:09--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171719202120181717172022232018181717202222212018
Feels °C (?)161617171918181717172019201614151415161818181714
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