Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.8°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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 8AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
118
147
155
228
245
268
322
287
299
287
242
237
194
190
137
108
105
103
89
67
66
50
48
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
0
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
0
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:16AM1.78m
4:49PM1.92m
5:19AM1.81m
5:47PM1.96m
6:16AM1.87m
6:39PM1.99m
Low Tide
10:11PM0.35m
10:31AM0.31m
11:13PM0.31m
11:32AM0.29m
00:10AM0.25m
12:29PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
11
14
17
19
16
13
12
12
12
16
17
18
17
15
15
14
14
16
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
10
9
9
12
14
15
12
10
10
10
10
15
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
15
14
16
15
15
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