Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 16 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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 11PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.9
NNW
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.8
N
2.2
N
2.1
N
2.1
N
1.8
N
Period(s) (?)11111414141414141313131312125566677888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)991616163636343130302927264083108143176286507558572428
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:58PM
1.89
6:16AM
2.01
6:47PM
2.01
7:04AM
2.08
7:36PM
2.11
7:52AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:08AM
0.27
12:37PM
0.12
12:59AM
0.19
1:24PM
0.03
1:49AM
0.14
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise------6:43-------6:45-------6:45-
Sunset5:51-------5:49-------5:47-------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------------------225831
Temp. °C181616151515171819171615151618191918181817171819
Feels °C (?)121111121213151516151513121414151514141413121416
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