Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 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 8PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)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
Tuesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.6
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
2.3
NNW
1.3
NNE
1
N
0.8
N
1
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.3
NNE
1.9
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
Period(s) (?)566677888888777777877777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)439111814822537341045368621211872111105102118210388357172389311285311
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
0
N
5
N
20
N
30
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:04AM
2.08
7:36PM
2.11
7:52AM
2.12
8:25PM
2.17
8:42AM
2.13
9:15PM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
0.03
1:49AM
0.14
2:12PM
-0.02
2:40AM
0.11
3:02PM
-0.03
3:33AM
0.11
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise6:45-------6:45-------6:46-------
Sunset--5:47-------5:46-------5:45-----
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11-162931-1-1591-34322-
Temp. °C181919191817181717181916161516171617161515151515
Feels °C (?)141615151412131415161715171514121214131212121313
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