Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 9AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (14 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
13
0.2
ENE
11
0.1
NE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.1
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
15
23
14
14
14
24
24
15
27
13
7
13
7
26
26
26
16
25
15
15
14
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:50AM2.03m
9:07PM2.04m
9:34AM2.00m
9:50PM1.97m
10:17AM1.94m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.09m
3:03PM0.17m
3:27AM0.12m
3:47PM0.23m
4:09AM0.18m
4:31PM0.31m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
15
16
15
12
11
10
11
13
14
14
14
12
10
10
10
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
10
10
11
13
13
12
9
8
7
9
11
13
13
12
9
7
7
7
10
10
11
11
11
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