Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 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 8AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be 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

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
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
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
9
9
9
9
8
8
2
2
2
3
2
2
5
4
9
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
0
S
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:31AM1.89m
1:05PM1.77m
1:21AM1.78m
1:58PM1.72m
Low Tide
6:24PM0.34m
6:55AM0.28m
7:15PM0.43m
7:43AM0.35m
8:07PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
7
8
9
11
11
11
9
9
9
10
10
13
13
11
10
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