Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Issued: 5 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is

14.7°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 (10 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 11AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	14s
Afternoon (10 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	14s
Evening (10 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).
	Thursday 10							Friday 11								Saturday 12
	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
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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	20	20	29	48	30	49	46	44	44	45	45	44	43	42	42	42	42	42	26	27	27	27	27
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	W	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide		5:30AM1.90m				6:00PM2.06m					6:25AM1.96m				6:51PM2.10m				7:16AM2.01m				7:38PM2.11m
Low Tide				11:45AM0.18m					00:22AM0.18m				12:39PM0.14m				1:13AM0.12m				1:30PM0.13m


	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	13	15	14	13	12	11	10	10	11	14	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	14	14	12	11
Feels °C	8	8	11	12	10	11	11	9	7	8	8	12	10	6	7	6	5	5	4	7	8	6	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 9	NE 8	NE 13	N 5	NE 9	NE 9	NE 13	NE 9	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13
kJ	20	20	14	13	14	20	18	44	8	23	22	44	19	42	42	42	42	42	26	27	27	27	27
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	E 4	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NNW 4	N 5	NE 13	N 5	NE 13	NE 9	NE 13	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	3	3	29	48	30	49	3	4	44	8	45	20	43	18	19	20	20	15	15	7	7	7	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	E 7	NE 14	NE 8	NE 8	NE 13	N 5	N 5	ESE 4	SE 4	—	—	NE 16	—	SSE 5	S 5	—	W 6	N 16
kJ	18	18	3	2	2	1	46	16	16	45	5	2	1	1	—	—	10	—	2	2	—	1	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NW 3	NNW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SW 4	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	3	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	8	10	12	13	12	8	5	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Forestry Northland	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Onemana Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	Hot Water Beach Coromandel	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Forestry Northland	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Tairua Beach Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	66	100	34	34	54	2	2	2	14	2	2	2	26	38	38	100	100	100	116	116	38	125	38
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel			Tairua Bar	Whangamata Bar	Whangamata Bar	Whangamata Bar	Whangamata Bar	Whangamata Bar	Donut Island	Donut Island	Donut Island	Donut Island	Whangamata Bar	Donut Island	Whangamata Bar						Tairua Beach		Tairua Beach
Rating (10 max)			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1						1		1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Fox River West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	3	7	1	1	4	5	5	8	8	8	7	7	7	5	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	3
Header Global	Etang-Sale Reunion	Papatowai New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Saint Leu Reunion	Nugget Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Antiques Maldives	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	8	7	9	6	5	5	9	8	8	9	9	9	7	5	9	9	9	9	9	9	5	7	7

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