Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 11PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)--
Afternoon (13 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
NNW
Period(s) (?)991514141414141313131313121212121212121111116
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)414335215268264257383372299280219215163109103716944442422212113
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
5
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
30
WNW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------6:41-------6:41-------6:43-
Sunset5:54-------5:52-------5:52-------
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
111---11-211211------11-
Temp. °C201818181717171818161615151516181816161616171718
Feels °C (?)181916171516151515141310101011121311111112121314
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