Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 28 Dec 2025 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
20.1° 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 8PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (28 Dec)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (28 Dec)2ft (0.6m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NNE
1.3
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
ENE
3
NE
4
NNE
3
NE
2.5
NE
1.6
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.7
ENE
2
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
N
2.3
NNE
1.9
NE
1.7
NE
Period(s) (?)666665678881011111010109999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3526323226922846368118688041858400018881245512386454636675822826537460
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
30
E
35
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
N
10
NNE
10
NW
5
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
oncrossglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:35PM
1.90
2:09AM
1.76
2:28PM
1.89
3:08AM
1.80
3:26PM
1.89
4:09AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:24AM
0.38
8:03PM
0.30
8:18AM
0.39
8:56PM
0.26
9:17AM
0.39
9:52PM
0.22
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Sunrise-------5:58-------5:58-------6:00
Sunset---8:37-------8:37-------8:38----
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------2101189211----121--1
Temp. °C191919181717171617182021211919182121212019191919
Feels °C (?)19181717151212910111920212020192018181617161616
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