Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.8° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 10PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)--
Afternoon (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
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)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
6
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:24PM2.05m
10:55AM2.07m
11:12PM2.01m
11:45AM2.04m
Low Tide
4:44AM0.09m
5:11PM0.21m
5:33AM0.12m
6:03PM0.25m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
12
11
10
10
11
14
15
13
11
Feels °C
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
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10
10
9
7
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