Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.7° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 8AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
54
42
30
54
52
52
51
32
32
32
33
24
34
21
21
13
20
26
34
30
31
31
32
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:56AM1.98m
8:12PM2.00m
8:40AM2.00m
8:55PM1.98m
9:23AM2.01m
9:37PM1.95m
Low Tide
1:47AM0.15m
2:08PM0.23m
2:31AM0.13m
2:53PM0.23m
3:13AM0.14m
3:37PM0.26m
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clear
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6:37
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 mm
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1
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Temp °C
15
15
15
17
19
20
18
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
17
18
19
18
15
Feels °C
15
14
15
16
17
17
16
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
17
16
16
16
14
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