Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 9AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
0.6
E
1.1
SE
1
ESE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.7
SE
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)7788877111111111111116666101010599
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)93725452827964868385861191358277755140333330251515
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglassglasscross-
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
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:33AM
2.10
10:06PM
2.17
10:26AM
2.04
11:01PM
2.12
11:22AM
1.95
11:58PM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:33AM
0.11
3:53PM
0.00
4:27AM
0.15
4:47PM
0.06
5:23AM
0.20
5:43PM
0.14
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise--6:47-------6:48-------6:48-----
Sunset----5:44-------5:43-------5:42---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----11------------------
Temp. °C13131416161411101010111315141311109101314131211
Feels °C (?)1212141515128776781111865569101098
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