Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.3° 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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 10AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (14 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
12 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.2
E
13
0.4
NE
5
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.4
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
41
33
33
33
26
20
14
13
7
25
22
21
21
20
19
9
14
30
36
37
62
33
54
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:55AM2.00m
6:34PM2.14m
6:53AM2.04m
7:29PM2.21m
7:50AM2.06m
8:23PM2.24m
Low Tide
12:15PM0.05m
00:53AM0.18m
1:12PM0.01m
1:50AM0.12m
2:08PM-0.01m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
11
11
12
14
15
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
11
8
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