Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 3PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (30 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
1.2
N
0.9
NNE
1.3
N
1
N
1.2
N
0.8
N
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.5
E
1.9
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)126677766666111111111078888877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7195661528613054443222131212111149331470371332302253130130
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SE
10
SE
25
E
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:23AM
1.89
5:50PM
1.79
6:18AM
1.92
6:45PM
1.83
7:08AM
1.95
7:34PM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:45AM
0.34
12:04AM
0.32
12:40PM
0.29
12:58AM
0.29
1:29PM
0.24
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise--7:28-------7:28-------7:30-----
Sunset-----7:15-------7:14-------7:12--
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
11--11----------11------
Temp. °C192020212120191918161719191717171717171817171717
Feels °C (?)181919191919181715121315151616161313131414151515
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