Whangapoua Surf Break

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
16.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 10AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jun)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (23 Jun)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 75mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.8
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.4
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
3
NNE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2
NE
8
2.5
NNE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
157
153
109
115
123
127
170
286
453
646
881
1375
765
678
623
530
941
418
268
242
289
230
228
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
20
NNE
30
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
15
N
5
ENE
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:07AM1.92m
1:41PM1.77m
1:59AM1.83m
2:37PM1.73m
2:51AM1.76m
3:31PM1.72m
Low Tide
7:33AM0.27m
7:50PM0.40m
8:24AM0.32m
8:44PM0.48m
9:13AM0.36m
9:37PM0.52m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
10
19
14
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
13
11
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
14
13
12
11
10
9
7
9
11
10
11
10
11
11
13
15
13
12
10
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
2.4
NE
8
1.9
ENE
9
2.1
NE
8
2
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
115
123
3
3
3
781
548
623
530
532
418
268
242
289
230
228
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
8
1
NNW
8
0.1
E
12
0.5
NNW
8
Energy kJ
4
4
103
64
122
3
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.9
NNE
7
0.2
E
12
Energy kJ
4
3
96
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.8
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.4
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
3
NNE
8
2.4
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
1.1
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
2.5
NNE
8
1.8
NNW
8
0.7
SE
4
1.2
SE
5
1
SE
6
Energy kJ
158
157
153
109
127
170
286
453
646
881
1375
765
678
117
145
941
395
12
74
72
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
4
2
3
1
3
4
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
150
302
302
302
302
155
150
195
139
150
105
0
0
0
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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