Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.2° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 1AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
3
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
7
7
8
19
33
45
53
57
55
53
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
W
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:51PM1.97m
12:26PM2.07m
00:49AM1.89m
1:24PM2.01m
Low Tide
6:11AM0.12m
6:50PM0.24m
7:09AM0.20m
7:51PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
16
15
12
12
11
11
14
15
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
14
12
9
10
9
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
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