Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.2° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 5AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 01). 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 (02 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (02 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (02 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
14
14
13
13
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
11
11
11
10
10
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:48PM2.01m
10:16AM1.96m
10:32PM1.98m
11:03AM1.95m
Low Tide
4:10AM0.16m
4:29PM0.26m
4:55AM0.18m
5:18PM0.30m
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
14
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
13
Feels °C
6
5
7
7
10
11
11
10
10
11
10
10
12
13
12
12
11
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