Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 12AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)--
Afternoon (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.5
NNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
5
5
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
5
8
8
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
W
Wind State
cross
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
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:06PM1.85m
6:37AM1.84m
6:53PM1.93m
7:24AM1.95m
7:39PM2.00m
Low Tide
00:28AM0.28m
12:47PM0.34m
1:13AM0.18m
1:36PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
15
14
13
13
13
16
18
18
17
14
13
13
13
15
17
18
16
15
Feels °C
14
12
12
11
11
11
14
15
14
13
12
11
12
11
12
13
13
12
13
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