Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.6° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 6PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.1
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.7
N
7
2.5
NNW
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
119
182
239
311
867
250
181
153
149
113
89
87
87
67
67
66
66
50
96
94
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:16PM1.89m
3:36AM1.86m
4:20PM1.95m
4:41AM1.89m
5:21PM2.03m
Low Tide
8:54AM0.25m
9:30PM0.39m
9:58AM0.21m
10:36PM0.34m
11:00AM0.16m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
4
8
14
23
4
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
11
11
10
11
14
15
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
10
12
12
10
10
9
9
10
10
12
10
9
9
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