Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 4PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.5
E
0.7
ESE
0.4
E
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)88877111111111111111111661061055555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)545252796486838586119151133908856425033303523324540
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
SW
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:33AM
2.10
10:06PM
2.17
10:26AM
2.04
11:01PM
2.12
11:22AM
1.95
11:58PM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:53PM
0.00
4:27AM
0.15
4:47PM
0.06
5:23AM
0.20
5:43PM
0.14
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------
Sunset--5:44-------5:43-------5:42-----
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
--11--------------------
Temp. °C1416161311109101214151413111091013151412121111
Feels °C (?)1316151187667910987656911119988
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