Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 11PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.5
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
0.7
N
6
0.8
NNW
6
1
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
7
10
40
33
40
62
102
134
67
61
57
60
44
29
26
15
15
14
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
W
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:39PM2.00m
8:11AM2.05m
8:27PM2.05m
8:58AM2.12m
9:15PM2.08m
Low Tide
1:59AM0.10m
2:24PM0.20m
2:46AM0.04m
3:13PM0.16m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
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6:18
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7:43
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7:44
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7:45
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Temp °C
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
17
14
12
12
11
11
15
17
18
16
14
Feels °C
14
14
14
13
12
11
13
13
14
11
8
8
7
8
11
12
13
11
9
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