Whangapoua Surf Break

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Issued: 5 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
16.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (22 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 9PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)--
Afternoon (22 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (22 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 73mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Tue night).

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.8
E
4
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
25
170
255
225
198
141
113
212
180
237
314
479
727
878
962
854
694
611
979
882
338
274
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
N
30
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NNW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
High Tide
12:45PM1.82m
1:07AM1.92m
1:41PM1.77m
1:59AM1.83m
2:37PM1.73m
2:51AM1.76m
Low Tide
6:56PM0.31m
7:33AM0.27m
7:50PM0.40m
8:24AM0.32m
8:44PM0.48m
9:13AM0.36m
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
25
13
1
1
1
2
5
4
6
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
Feels °C
12
12
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
10
11
10
11
10
9
9
9
12
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
2.3
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
141
113
131
3
3
3
694
569
493
338
274
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.9
N
8
0.5
N
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
108
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.8
E
4
1.5
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.9
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
8
2.2
N
8
2.1
NE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
0.4
SW
2
Energy kJ
1
4
25
170
255
225
198
212
180
237
314
479
727
878
962
854
553
611
979
882
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
3
4
Distance (km)
110
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
106
105
150
302
302
302
155
139
302
139
137
281
302
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
7
8
7
8
7
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