Whangapoua Surf Break

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Issued: 5 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 12AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
9
1
N
8
1
N
9
1
N
9
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
150
143
146
146
186
210
108
128
125
233
228
192
156
156
156
154
122
125
159
125
96
94
218
68
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
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
00:10AM1.87m
12:41PM1.75m
00:59AM1.86m
1:36PM1.78m
1:53AM1.86m
Low Tide
6:01PM0.40m
6:37AM0.32m
6:51PM0.41m
7:25AM0.29m
7:45PM0.42m
8:18AM0.26m
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
12
11
10
10
10
10
13
13
11
11
9
8
7
8
11
Feels °C
12
10
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
10
8
7
7
7
7
8
7
4
5
4
3
2
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
9
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
N
9
0.8
N
9
1.5
ENE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
SE
7
Energy kJ
150
107
126
146
94
210
58
106
125
233
228
192
156
156
156
154
122
125
159
125
96
51
218
67
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
1
N
8
1
N
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
N
9
0.9
NE
8
0.8
E
6
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.7
E
10
0.1
N
14
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
54
143
146
61
57
73
94
47
74
59
37
37
26
17
12
7
18
17
11
11
10
94
4
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.3
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
6
0.1
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
70
92
26
66
57
108
128
35
3
12
12
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
SE
5
0.3
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
1.6
SSE
6
Energy kJ
104
127
186
80
85
2
11
20
15
64
52
31
66
2
1
209
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
106
105
105
105
105
61
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
120
224
224
224
120
10
10
14
90
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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