Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.4° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 9AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
17
0.5
E
17
0.6
E
17
0.6
E
16
0.6
E
16
0.6
E
16
0.6
E
16
0.6
E
15
0.6
E
15
0.5
E
15
0.5
E
15
0.5
E
15
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
E
14
0.4
E
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
E
14
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
140
195
188
186
181
174
163
159
113
113
109
70
69
63
63
68
40
33
35
31
34
34
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:44AM2.06m
9:14PM2.23m
9:37AM2.03m
10:05PM2.18m
10:30AM1.98m
Low Tide
2:46AM0.08m
3:01PM0.00m
3:39AM0.07m
3:53PM0.05m
4:30AM0.09m
4:44PM0.13m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
10
11
12
12
13
14
12
11
11
12
13
12
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
12
12
11
11
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