Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 8AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
8
14
31
54
63
32
26
18
11
6
5
6
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:25AM1.61m
3:06PM1.64m
3:21AM1.59m
4:02PM1.66m
Low Tide
8:21PM0.59m
8:44AM0.49m
9:18PM0.61m
9:39AM0.50m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
 mm
2
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
13
14
15
13
12
12
11
11
12
15
15
13
11
Feels °C
10
8
7
7
8
9
10
10
8
8
8
8
9
11
10
9
8
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