Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 23 May 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
17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 9AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (23 May)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (23 May)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Mon night).

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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)
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
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
320
320
215
304
342
388
397
406
450
547
630
616
658
753
557
690
686
686
629
592
516
475
395
338
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:08PM1.87m
00:39AM2.01m
1:09PM1.80m
1:37AM1.93m
2:10PM1.75m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.21m
6:24PM0.21m
7:07AM0.26m
7:22PM0.30m
8:04AM0.29m
8:20PM0.38m
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part cloud
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7:13
7:15
7:15
7:16
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5:13
5:13
5:12
5:12
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
12
12
12
11
10
9
10
10
9
10
10
11
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
0.4
N
11
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
Energy kJ
2
320
215
304
342
388
397
406
450
192
197
202
233
227
38
249
255
199
227
242
232
475
395
338
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
11
1
NNE
8
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
0.1
N
11
0.5
ENE
12
0.3
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.5
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.4
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.7
ENE
10
1.2
NE
8
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
Energy kJ
2
2
107
194
164
249
2
81
23
35
35
50
75
36
22
22
38
110
201
69
69
70
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
E
11
0.7
NNE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
12
2
104
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.7
E
7
1.4
E
10
Energy kJ
320
356
351
406
547
630
616
658
753
557
690
686
686
629
592
516
315
386
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
2
2
1
2
Distance (km)
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
105
104
104
105
105
104
90
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
5
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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