Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is

16.1°C

Whangapoua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 7AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	NNE 7	N 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	115	118	134	137	137	105	102	102	100	84	84	84	82	82	99	69	88	156	116	171	217	273	159	111	168	181	161
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NW	WSW	W	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			4:02AM1.77m				4:27PM1.90m				5:03AM1.80m				5:23PM1.89m				5:58AM1.84m				6:14PM1.89m				6:47AM1.89m
Low Tide					10:14AM0.35m				10:53PM0.28m				11:13AM0.36m				11:46PM0.25m				12:08PM0.36m				00:34AM0.23m


	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	7:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	17	18	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	19	20	20	19	18	17	17	17	19	19	19	18	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	16	18	17	18	19	20	19	18	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	17	17	18	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	115	118	134	137	137	105	102	102	100	84	84	84	82	82	79	69	88	100	116	103	118	139	159	94	168	168	151
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	E 14	E 13	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	NNE 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	NNE 15	NNE 16	ENE 8	N 16	N 16	N 13
kJ	2	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	5	5	5	5	5	23	4	4	4	4	4	22	24	66	5	5	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	N 11	N 11	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 18	—	N 11	E 12	N 12	NE 16	N 13	N 13	N 16
kJ	4	2	2	7	6	6	6	6	6	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	—	2	3	3	10	4	3	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 6	NNE 7	N 4	N 6	NNE 6	—	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	N 7	NNW 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44	43	41	39	99	22	80	156	—	171	217	273	99	111	145	181	161
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Matarangi Coromandel	Matarangi Coromandel	Matarangi Coromandel	Matarangi Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Tairua Bar Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	Whangapoua Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	Hot Water Beach Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Omaha Beach and Bar Northland	Daniels Reef Northland	Whitianga Coromandel	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Back Beach Taranaki	Red Beach Auckland	Tawharanui Northland	Whangapoua Coromandel	Whangapoua Coromandel	Whangapoua Coromandel	Whangapoua Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	4	4	4	4	10	40	2	2	14	2	0	2	16	2	26	14	86	86	14	34	297	81	80	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel	Kuaotunu	Kuaotunu	Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Waikawau Bay	Whangamata Bar	Tairua Bar	Whangamata Bar			Whangamata Bar	Tairua Bar				Whangamata Bar	Clark Island	Tairua Bar	Tairua Bar
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1				2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Mussel Rock Auckland	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	9	7	7	6	5

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