Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.1° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 5PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
331
94
92
90
115
61
83
83
83
61
61
61
41
40
24
13
16
17
16
16
16
19
37
54
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
NE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:35PM1.89m
3:53AM1.90m
4:37PM1.97m
4:55AM1.95m
5:36PM2.06m
5:55AM2.00m
Low Tide
9:15AM0.22m
9:46PM0.37m
10:15AM0.17m
10:50PM0.32m
11:15AM0.11m
11:52PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
8
11
11
9
9
9
9
9
9
12
12
10
10
10
9
9
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