Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.1° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 4PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
14
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
14
0.4
E
18
0.5
E
17
0.5
E
17
0.6
E
17
0.6
E
16
0.6
E
16
0.6
E
16
0.6
E
16
0.6
E
15
0.6
E
15
0.5
E
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
22
21
21
20
19
9
14
30
36
37
35
33
98
148
140
195
188
186
181
174
161
157
112
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
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
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:53AM2.04m
7:29PM2.21m
7:50AM2.06m
8:23PM2.24m
8:44AM2.06m
9:14PM2.23m
Low Tide
1:12PM0.01m
1:50AM0.12m
2:08PM-0.01m
2:46AM0.08m
3:01PM0.00m
3:39AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
12
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
14
13
13
11
11
12
14
14
12
11
11
12
11
Feels °C
11
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
13
11
11
11
9
9
10
11
10
9
8
8
9
8
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