Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.0° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 3AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (14 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (14 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
1.1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.2
E
12
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
0.4
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
23
29
25
30
32
64
51
20
14
13
11
25
22
21
21
20
19
9
14
30
36
37
62
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
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
High Tide
5:55AM2.00m
6:34PM2.14m
6:53AM2.04m
7:29PM2.21m
7:50AM2.06m
Low Tide
11:52PM0.25m
12:15PM0.05m
00:53AM0.18m
1:12PM0.01m
1:50AM0.12m
2:08PM-0.01m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
14
14
16
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
15
14
Feels °C
10
11
10
11
11
13
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
13
14
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
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