Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 NZDT
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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 5AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
NE
2.3
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
Period(s) (?)566665566667777777778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)58941128877695986131172183198222310327344334329372452585727844986
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:23PM
2.10
11:42AM
2.04
12:15AM
2.06
12:35PM
1.96
1:11AM
1.99
1:33PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:40AM
0.18
6:03PM
0.09
6:34AM
0.24
6:57PM
0.16
7:31AM
0.30
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----7:22-------7:22-------7:24---
Sunset-------7:23-------7:22-------7:21
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
--------1111111-11335647
Temp. °C171717181819191818181818191818191919191918181717
Feels °C (?)141314141415151615151615151515161615151513131111
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