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Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Whangapoua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
22.0° C
 (Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 1AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (20 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (20 Jan)8ft (2.5m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
4
ENE
3
ENE
Period(s) (?)9889899999988999999910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9931045120411501123131813801391131512151004887105514051454158316041628172320912578190228711395
Wind
(km/h)
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
40
E
40
ESE
40
E
35
E
40
ESE
40
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:24PM
1.77
8:55AM
1.92
9:07PM
1.80
9:35AM
1.96
9:49PM
1.82
10:15AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:41AM
0.28
3:14PM
0.38
3:23AM
0.25
3:56PM
0.33
4:04AM
0.23
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:20-------6:20--
Sunset-8:37-------8:36-------8:36------
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
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mod rain
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heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-36446742222449579883033132
Temp. °C201818181818181819181919191919191919202021222323
Feels °C (?)151312131212131314131415151415141515161617222425
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