Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 26 Aug 2025 NZST
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Whangapoua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 10PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)--
Afternoon (26 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (26 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)7789910111111111111111111111111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3534566729071238178336113703802523821931158513061286123810728956856306141005459348288
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
5
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:06PM
2.00
9:28AM
1.89
9:46PM
1.95
10:10AM
1.86
10:25PM
1.88
10:51AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:26AM
0.21
3:40PM
0.27
4:06AM
0.24
4:22PM
0.32
4:46AM
0.28
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sunrise------6:45-------6:43-------6:43-
Sunset5:52-------5:52-------5:52-------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----32321----------211--
Temp. °C141313131313121212131312101013151614141413131315
Feels °C (?)97778755688998101112119987710
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