Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 06 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
20.6° 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 3AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (06 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (06 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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

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Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
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 (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)999999151516161414141414141414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)949694717068565961615453535353535353534039383535
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:17PM
2.04
9:50AM
2.21
10:10PM
2.01
10:40AM
2.18
11:01PM
1.96
11:29AM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:35AM
0.01
4:13PM
0.12
4:26AM
0.05
5:04PM
0.13
5:16AM
0.11
5:53PM
0.17
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Sunrise---6:05-------6:05-------6:07----
Sunset-------8:38-------8:38-------8:38
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----11-----------------
Temp. °C181818182019202019181817202222231816161720222422
Feels °C (?)181919202119202020191918202221231615151518212220
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