Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 11PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
6
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.4
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
9
8
8
9
4
9
7
7
7
10
20
32
59
82
151
46
51
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:29AM1.86m
2:12PM1.86m
2:31AM1.85m
3:16PM1.89m
Low Tide
7:23PM0.40m
7:54AM0.26m
8:25PM0.41m
8:54AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
4
9
11
3
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
6
5
5
6
6
7
8
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
11
10
12
12
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