Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 8AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
14
0.6
E
14
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.7
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
59
85
58
63
140
127
121
116
110
112
116
121
121
125
125
123
123
125
126
128
130
181
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:57AM1.63m
4:37PM1.69m
4:48AM1.64m
5:26PM1.73m
5:37AM1.67m
6:13PM1.78m
Low Tide
10:14AM0.45m
10:46PM0.58m
11:05AM0.43m
11:38PM0.55m
11:54AM0.39m
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
9
10
8
7
7
7
7
10
11
11
9
8
8
7
7
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
6
8
8
9
7
7
5
4
4
4
4
6
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
8
9
8
7
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