Whangapoua Surf Break

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Issued: 11 pm 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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 3AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jun)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (24 Jun)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.8
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
3
NNE
9
2.5
NNE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.6
N
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.7
E
8
2
E
8
3
ESE
8
2.1
E
9
1.8
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
165
278
501
699
1032
1275
1124
1454
920
463
248
276
236
230
261
261
245
208
411
552
1249
685
503
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
20
S
30
S
35
SSE
30
S
25
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:59AM1.83m
2:37PM1.73m
2:51AM1.76m
3:31PM1.72m
3:43AM1.71m
4:22PM1.72m
Low Tide
7:50PM0.40m
8:24AM0.32m
8:44PM0.48m
9:13AM0.36m
9:37PM0.52m
10:02AM0.39m
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light rain
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heavy rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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light rain
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rain showers
light rain
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
 mm
1
1
6
11
11
3
1
1
4
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
12
11
9
9
7
7
9
10
11
11
10
9
11
14
14
11
7
7
7
6
5
5
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
2.3
NE
9
2.1
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.7
E
8
0.2
NNW
7
2.1
E
8
2.1
E
9
1.8
E
9
Energy kJ
3
3
796
555
463
248
207
236
230
261
261
245
208
411
5
630
685
503
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.2
NNW
7
Energy kJ
204
116
49
19
33
14
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.8
NE
7
2.2
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
3
NNE
9
2.5
NNE
8
1.8
NNW
7
1.3
N
7
1.6
N
7
0.3
SSW
2
0.6
SSE
4
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.9
SSE
6
2
E
8
3
ESE
8
1.5
SSE
6
1
S
6
Energy kJ
129
165
278
501
699
1032
1275
1124
1454
920
365
153
276
1
11
124
113
277
552
1249
156
71
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
105
106
302
302
302
105
302
139
339
139
139
150
81
2
0
0
100
4
0
10
120
183
183
116
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
5
7
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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