Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.3° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 10PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
6
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.5
NW
4
0.2
ENE
9
0.6
NNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
51
39
30
21
13
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
16
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:14AM1.89m
12:52PM1.89m
1:13AM1.84m
1:55PM1.88m
Low Tide
6:11PM0.34m
6:37AM0.24m
7:10PM0.38m
7:36AM0.27m
8:14PM0.40m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
11
11
10
12
14
15
13
11
11
11
11
14
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
12
8
8
7
8
10
11
9
8
9
9
8
11
10
11
11
11
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