Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.3° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 10AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
9 PM
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
26
12
14
8
13
12
10
9
15
8
8
10
15
15
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
0
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:25AM1.84m
11:42PM1.92m
12:16PM1.84m
00:33AM1.89m
1:11PM1.84m
Low Tide
5:21AM0.25m
5:37PM0.35m
6:07AM0.25m
6:27PM0.38m
6:58AM0.26m
7:23PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
5
4
5
9
10
9
9
9
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
6
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
0
-1
0
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
7
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
7
7
6
7
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