Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.2° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.9
NNW
5
1
N
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
32
32
32
33
36
64
94
160
255
121
86
69
158
222
111
57
28
11
15
9
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
25
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
5
S
5
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
10:04AM1.98m
10:18PM1.89m
10:45AM1.94m
11:00PM1.82m
11:28AM1.87m
Low Tide
4:19PM0.30m
4:34AM0.23m
5:02PM0.35m
5:16AM0.29m
5:45PM0.42m
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:35
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6:33
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6:33
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7:30
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7:31
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7:32
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1
2
6
3
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
17
18
19
18
16
16
17
17
16
15
12
14
12
12
12
11
11
14
15
13
11
Feels °C
16
16
17
16
15
14
15
13
11
9
7
9
7
4
5
6
6
10
13
11
7
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