Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.1° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 10AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (17 Oct)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.3
NE
13
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
NE
12
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
37
37
22
26
14
21
13
13
12
17
15
9
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
5
N
10
NW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
W
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:12PM1.80m
00:27AM1.67m
12:59PM1.74m
1:15AM1.61m
1:49PM1.69m
Low Tide
5:59AM0.36m
6:31PM0.48m
6:45AM0.43m
7:20PM0.54m
7:34AM0.49m
8:12PM0.57m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:28
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7:35
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Temp °C
7
7
10
13
14
14
12
11
10
9
12
14
16
16
14
13
12
11
14
16
18
17
14
Feels °C
2
2
5
9
12
10
9
8
6
6
10
12
14
14
12
11
10
9
13
15
17
15
12
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