Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 1PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.9
NNW
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
2.5
NNW
1.4
N
1.2
NNE
1
N
0.9
N
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.8
N
1.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)12125666778888887777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)272643881221532253283998242571831189313110599108262286172193340156
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
30
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
N
10
NNE
25
NNE
30
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:04AM
2.08
7:36PM
2.11
7:52AM
2.12
8:25PM
2.17
8:42AM
2.13
9:15PM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
0.19
1:24PM
0.03
1:49AM
0.14
2:12PM
-0.02
2:40AM
0.11
3:02PM
-0.03
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise--6:45-------6:45-------6:46-----
Sunset----5:47-------5:46-------5:45---
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---11-142311----381-3431
Temp. °C171718191919181818181718191716161717171716161515
Feels °C (?)141415151515141413141616171616151413131413131111
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