Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.5° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 5PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
9 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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-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
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:54PM1.70m
5:08AM1.64m
5:42PM1.77m
5:56AM1.69m
6:25PM1.84m
Low Tide
10:32AM0.47m
11:08PM0.55m
11:23AM0.42m
11:58PM0.49m
12:10PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
11
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
10
11
13
11
11
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
11
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