Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Issued: 12 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is

16.5°C

Whangapoua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 8PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Evening (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 6					Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	N 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	69	59	57	67	55	47	59	85	118	80	151	131	227	147	102	75	109	111	93	93	77	61	61	63
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	ENE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on
High Tide				5:23PM1.89m				5:58AM1.84m				6:14PM1.89m				6:47AM1.89m					7:01PM1.89m
Low Tide		11:13AM0.36m				11:46PM0.25m				12:08PM0.36m				00:34AM0.23m				12:58PM0.35m					1:19AM0.21m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	7:57
mm	—	—	—	1	—	3	4	4	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	20	19	18	18	17	17	17	19	18	18	16	16	15	15	18	19	19	19	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	19	19	19	20	19	19	17	17	18	17	17	17	15	16	14	14	17	17	17	18	16	17	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	N 15	ENE 7	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	69	59	57	67	55	47	59	85	4	36	91	131	135	147	102	75	109	93	93	93	77	61	61	63
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	NNE 15	N 15	N 15	N 10	—	N 15	NNE 15	NNE 16	NE 16	N 16	ENE 7	ENE 7	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14	NNE 14
kJ	5	5	5	5	23	4	4	2	—	4	21	24	10	5	48	47	19	20	20	20	20	21	20	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	E 13	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 13	N 13	N 16	N 13	N 14	E 11	E 11	—	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	3	2	3	3	3	4	5	3	15	2	2	—	37	37	37	36
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 2	N 3	N 6	N 4	N 5	N 5	—	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	NNE 7	—	—	—	—	N 7	NNW 7	N 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	3	38	9	21	25	—	118	80	151	—	227	—	—	—	—	111	60	54	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	2	16	81	14	54	14	14	26	14	280	105	81	2	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1				2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	1	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4

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