Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 7PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
9
1.2
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.6
E
14
0.6
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
26
39
70
137
157
121
132
132
127
130
94
96
92
60
85
85
59
38
138
127
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:52PM1.69m
3:04AM1.65m
3:45PM1.68m
3:57AM1.63m
4:37PM1.69m
Low Tide
8:32AM0.41m
8:59PM0.57m
9:23AM0.45m
9:53PM0.59m
10:14AM0.45m
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
14
15
14
14
13
12
10
10
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
11
10
8
Feels °C
9
9
10
9
9
9
7
4
3
4
2
3
3
5
5
7
9
10
9
8
4
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