Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 8AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NE
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999999988881314141455666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)69686647464544424141404058393931397583868391102106
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:47PM
2.08
10:05AM
2.12
10:34PM
2.11
10:52AM
2.10
11:23PM
2.10
11:42AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:01AM
0.13
4:26PM
0.03
4:49AM
0.14
5:13PM
0.04
5:40AM
0.18
6:03PM
0.09
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----7:20-------7:22-------7:22---
Sunset-------7:27-------7:24-------7:23
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1--1122----------------
Temp. °C181818181919191818181818181919181717171818191919
Feels °C (?)181819191918191818181817171717161413131414151516
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