Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.8° 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 2AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.9
NNW
1.3
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
2.2
N
2.1
N
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
0.9
N
0.8
NE
1
NNE
0.8
NNE
1.1
N
1.1
NNE
1.5
NNE
2
N
1.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)1313121256677778888877777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3029272643106167192225285339612573202151936411163117121192442220
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
25
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:47PM
2.01
7:04AM
2.08
7:36PM
2.11
7:52AM
2.12
8:25PM
2.17
8:42AM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
0.19
1:24PM
0.03
1:49AM
0.14
2:12PM
-0.02
2:40AM
0.11
3:02PM
-0.03
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:45-------6:45-------6:46---
Sunset------5:47-------5:46-------5:45-
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----11-121041--1--157-13
Temp. °C161516161919181918181817171919171616171717181616
Feels °C (?)141313131615141514131313161817161515151212141212
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