Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Whangapoua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 5PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 2.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (27 Mar)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NE
3.5
NNE
3
NE
2.2
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
1.7
N
2.3
NNW
Period(s) (?)9999888888777771212121212121267
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13861952155370393186540832125522915210589636373731081101087573218500
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
0
NNW
5
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
W
0
SSE
5
SW
0
SW
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
15
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:36PM
1.80
3:16AM
1.89
3:43PM
1.76
4:21AM
1.88
4:49PM
1.76
5:23AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34AM
0.36
8:57PM
0.29
9:39AM
0.39
10:01PM
0.33
10:44AM
0.38
11:05PM
0.33
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise--------7:26-------7:26-------
Sunset---7:20-------7:17-------7:16----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
511-----------------1785
Temp. °C202121202019181819222221191918181921212020192020
Feels °C (?)202221222221202021242322202119202021212223191717
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