Whangapoua Surf Break

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Issued: 5 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
16.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 9AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (19 Jun)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
11
0.9
NE
11
1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1
NE
11
0.9
NE
11
0.9
NE
11
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
185
202
228
263
228
198
191
177
148
145
142
98
94
88
86
55
55
53
52
30
29
18
18
17
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:56AM2.03m
10:28PM2.19m
10:52AM1.96m
11:21PM2.12m
11:48AM1.89m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.10m
4:14PM0.03m
4:53AM0.12m
5:08PM0.11m
5:48AM0.16m
6:02PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
12
10
11
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
10
7
9
12
12
12
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
15
15
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
11
0.9
NE
11
1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1
NE
11
0.9
NE
11
0.9
NE
11
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
185
202
228
263
228
198
191
177
148
145
142
98
94
88
86
55
55
53
52
30
29
18
18
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
6
1
2
1
1
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
4
8
9
9
7
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
34
34
100
82
38
105
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
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