Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 22 May 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
17.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 4PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (22 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (22 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
188
244
307
314
288
282
282
307
250
334
388
388
397
464
486
601
658
643
643
702
571
672
707
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:09AM1.95m
11:42PM2.09m
12:08PM1.87m
00:39AM2.01m
1:09PM1.80m
1:37AM1.93m
Low Tide
5:27PM0.12m
6:09AM0.21m
6:24PM0.21m
7:07AM0.26m
7:22PM0.30m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:13
5:13
5:12
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
15
16
15
14
14
13
14
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
8
0.1
E
11
0.6
NE
11
0.1
E
11
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
0.6
N
11
0.6
N
10
1.1
NNE
8
Energy kJ
171
2
71
2
314
282
282
307
250
334
388
388
397
450
181
202
249
244
273
262
82
80
169
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.7
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
8
1
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
NNE
9
0.5
ENE
12
0.2
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.5
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.6
N
10
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
2
2
52
149
168
249
218
81
11
35
53
53
76
56
22
75
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
NNW
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
4
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
188
244
307
288
301
464
486
601
658
643
643
702
571
672
707
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
1
3
4
2
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
4
105
105
104
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whangapoua surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest