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Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.6° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 12PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 666 | 712 | 588 | 480 | 407 | 333 | 286 | 257 | 182 | 120 | 102 | 84 | 128 | 103 | 69 | 73 | 108 | 67 | 79 | 69 | 54 | 56 | 45 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:46PM 2.03 | 1:13AM 1.80 | 1:39PM 1.93 | 2:10AM 1.73 | 2:32PM 1.84 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:32AM 0.20 | 7:13PM 0.25 | 7:26AM 0.30 | 8:06PM 0.31 | 8:20AM 0.40 | 8:58PM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
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