Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.4° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 11AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
161
228
285
288
230
182
147
113
101
54
67
43
22
28
14
15
16
21
16
9
8
9
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:46AM1.79m
00:02AM1.70m
12:35PM1.71m
00:51AM1.62m
1:29PM1.66m
Low Tide
5:35AM0.35m
6:02PM0.48m
6:21AM0.42m
6:52PM0.55m
7:11AM0.49m
7:46PM0.60m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:10
 mm
3
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
15
14
12
11
12
12
13
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
11
11
12
13
14
13
10
8
8
8
8
11
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
5
7
5
5
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