Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Issued: 12 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is

14.9°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 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 6AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Afternoon (05 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Evening (05 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 5								Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	130	124	120	96	104	96	86	86	122	79	72	105	114	112	101	108	105	135	125	155	268	301	251	234
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	S	SSW	NW	NW	W	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:02AM1.82m				2:42PM1.91m				3:09AM1.78m				3:47PM1.90m					4:16AM1.78m				4:49PM1.92m
Low Tide				8:23AM0.27m				9:06PM0.37m				9:27AM0.30m					10:11PM0.35m				10:31AM0.31m


	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	11	13	15	17	15	14
Feels °C	7	7	7	7	7	8	9	10	10	9	8	10	10	10	10	12	12	11	10	12	14	15	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 9	NE 13	ENE 13	ENE 11	ENE 11	E 14	E 13	NE 13	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 13	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8
kJ	7	7	17	13	12	4	4	7	91	79	72	105	6	15	15	108	105	135	125	155	268	301	251	234
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	E 16	E 16	NE 9	E 14	E 13	ENE 13	E 16	ESE 6	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	—	ENE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 8
kJ	5	5	5	3	4	4	17	5	18	7	7	7	—	15	5	6	6	6	6	3	3	3	3	133
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 14	E 16	E 16	E 16	NE 9	N 15	NE 12	N 14	NE 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	NE 11	N 13	N 13	N 13	—	N 12	N 12	N 13	N 13	—	N 12
kJ	7	5	5	5	3	4	6	4	7	3	3	3	3	5	3	3	3	—	3	3	3	4	—	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	—	ESE 6	ESE 5	ENE 7	E 6	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	WNW 3
kJ	130	124	120	96	104	96	86	86	122	—	37	26	114	112	101	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Onemana Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Kuaotunu Coromandel	Whangapoua Coromandel	Whangapoua Coromandel	Whangapoua Coromandel	Whangapoua Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	Whangapoua Coromandel	Whangapoua Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	105	105	105	105	105	105	105	105	105	105	105	105	105	105	54	10	10	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
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Rating (10 max)															1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	4	9	4	4	9	9	9	9	5	6	9

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