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Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.1° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 6PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.5
E
0.8
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
ESE
0.3
NE
Period(s) (?)141414141414141413131313141414156614131314614
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)201919193218194717334646202021211547362828291029
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
SSE
0
SE
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:51PM
1.82
2:26AM
1.70
2:40PM
1.73
3:19AM
1.66
3:31PM
1.67
4:12AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:43AM
0.41
8:15PM
0.35
8:33AM
0.49
9:03PM
0.40
9:25AM
0.56
9:52PM
0.44
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:11-------6:13
Sunset---8:38-------8:38-------8:38----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232627252220202021252423191514141920212119181717
Feels °C (?)222425242119201920232121171313131919191919181818
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