Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 7PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (11 Apr)16ft (5.0m)14s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5.5
ENE
5.5
ENE
5.5
ENE
8
ENE
4.5
ENE
3.5
NE
3
NE
2.1
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.2
ENE
1.7
NNW
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)13131414141414141413131212111010111111106141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6850682079978861949810853112271075411825219517332391920711056554520513458496296235153264257
Wind
(km/h)
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
E
45
E
45
E
25
ESE
40
W
40
W
40
W
30
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:21PM
1.56
1:58AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:26AM
0.59
7:40PM
0.52
8:20AM
0.58
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise6:39-------6:39-------6:39-------
Sunset--5:57-------5:55-------5:54-----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---13713713101121------21---
Temp. °C191919192020212120212019191918181920201817171716
Feels °C (?)131313141515161614201514141616161818181515151514
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