Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.1° 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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 2AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
ESE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
41
26
15
17
18
3
20
15
11
7
15
40
57
59
56
23
22
39
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:07PM1.94m
11:37AM1.86m
11:53PM1.84m
12:25PM1.78m
Low Tide
5:29AM0.23m
5:50PM0.37m
6:14AM0.31m
6:38PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
10
9
8
8
8
10
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
9
7
6
5
2
2
3
4
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
9
10
11
10
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