Whangapoua Surf Break

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Issued: 11 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
16.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 5PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jun)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 81mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu morning).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.9
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
3.5
NNE
9
3
NE
9
2.1
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
128
182
170
129
175
332
466
699
1081
1084
1582
1174
634
532
456
289
226
216
232
230
222
217
326
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
15
N
5
N
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
S
20
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:41PM1.77m
1:59AM1.83m
2:37PM1.73m
2:51AM1.76m
3:31PM1.72m
3:43AM1.71m
Low Tide
7:33AM0.27m
7:50PM0.40m
8:24AM0.32m
8:44PM0.48m
9:13AM0.36m
9:37PM0.52m
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rain showers
rain showers
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rain showers
rain showers
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light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
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light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
10
25
18
4
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
7
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
11
10
10
Feels °C
12
12
13
11
12
11
9
9
7
9
10
11
10
11
10
11
13
13
13
10
9
8
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
1.3
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
2.4
NE
9
3
NE
9
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
Energy kJ
4
4
130
123
3
3
3
841
1174
532
456
289
226
216
232
230
222
217
326
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.1
E
13
1
NNW
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
W
5
0.7
SE
5
0.3
N
7
Energy kJ
4
4
94
46
3
116
3
1
28
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.8
E
8
0.2
E
12
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
W
5
Energy kJ
4
86
12
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.9
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
3.5
NNE
9
2.2
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.8
NNW
8
0.7
SE
4
1.4
SE
5
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
132
128
182
170
129
175
332
466
699
1081
1084
1582
681
634
527
378
17
110
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
105
105
105
105
105
105
181
215
302
105
150
139
139
139
139
105
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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