Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.5° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 12PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
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
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
5
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.5
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
9
4
9
7
7
7
7
15
24
60
80
139
244
669
212
159
137
113
110
85
66
58
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
N
20
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
1:29AM1.86m
2:12PM1.86m
2:31AM1.85m
3:16PM1.89m
3:36AM1.86m
4:20PM1.95m
Low Tide
7:54AM0.26m
8:25PM0.41m
8:54AM0.25m
9:30PM0.39m
9:58AM0.21m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
7
7
3
Temp °C
9
9
10
11
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
14
12
12
11
12
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
7
7
9
8
9
9
9
10
10
11
10
10
8
11
13
10
11
9
11
12
12
10
10
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