Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.3° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 4AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
182
143
128
117
65
82
58
40
28
28
10
9
11
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:02AM1.70m
12:35PM1.71m
00:51AM1.62m
1:29PM1.66m
Low Tide
6:21AM0.42m
6:52PM0.55m
7:11AM0.49m
7:46PM0.60m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
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6:10
6:10
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Temp °C
12
11
11
12
14
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
10
9
7
7
9
11
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
6
5
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