Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.1° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 7PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (06 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.3
N
6
1.8
N
7
2.2
NNW
8
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1.4
NNW
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.4
N
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.4
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
8
12
37
104
112
126
284
559
217
152
113
226
93
101
90
68
21
34
13
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
10
W
10
S
10
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:55PM1.88m
2:18AM1.81m
3:01PM1.89m
3:25AM1.81m
4:05PM1.94m
Low Tide
7:36AM0.27m
8:14PM0.40m
8:40AM0.28m
9:20PM0.39m
9:45AM0.26m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
2
2
5
5
Temp °C
13
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
12
12
11
10
12
14
15
13
10
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
8
10
9
8
10
11
12
11
7
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