Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.8°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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 9PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
228
251
315
329
343
336
329
280
237
227
190
137
131
105
103
100
80
78
76
59
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
4:49PM1.92m
5:19AM1.81m
5:47PM1.96m
6:16AM1.87m
6:39PM1.99m
Low Tide
10:31AM0.31m
11:13PM0.31m
11:32AM0.29m
00:10AM0.25m
12:29PM0.26m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
14
17
19
16
13
11
11
11
15
16
18
17
15
15
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
12
14
15
12
10
8
9
9
14
15
16
16
14
14
13
13
15
14
15
14
15
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