Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.2° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 8PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
89
85
67
66
51
50
48
48
48
48
48
48
50
54
35
30
54
40
40
39
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
0
NNE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
W
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:39PM1.99m
7:08AM1.93m
7:27PM2.00m
7:56AM1.98m
8:12PM2.00m
Low Tide
12:29PM0.26m
1:01AM0.19m
1:20PM0.24m
1:47AM0.15m
2:08PM0.23m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:39
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Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
18
17
15
14
Feels °C
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
15
14
14
14
17
15
15
13
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