Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.5° 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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 4AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
1.3
N
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.1
N
6
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.8
N
7
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
190
187
141
141
136
136
98
92
103
150
95
89
90
61
60
60
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:57PM1.84m
7:08AM1.74m
7:38PM1.89m
7:51AM1.77m
8:18PM1.93m
Low Tide
1:13AM0.45m
1:24PM0.31m
1:57AM0.39m
2:06PM0.28m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
10
9
8
9
9
10
9
7
7
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