Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 5PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
N
1.8
N
1.6
N
1.4
N
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)8888777778128111111116611116666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44637730222311412193726854444162618586888810591107857962
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
0
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
0
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglassoffoffglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:42AM
2.13
9:15PM
2.19
9:33AM
2.10
10:06PM
2.17
10:26AM
2.04
11:01PM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:02PM
-0.03
3:33AM
0.11
3:53PM
0.00
4:27AM
0.15
4:47PM
0.06
5:23AM
0.20
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------
Sunset--5:45-------5:44-------5:43-----
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-132-----1-------------
Temp. °C161717141413131315171614101111111213151312101010
Feels °C (?)1314151214121212151714126877881197567
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