Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.3° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 6AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (10 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
0.8
E
9
1.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.4
SE
6
1.5
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
116
143
111
144
105
157
430
470
452
461
402
96
96
94
66
115
83
83
83
61
61
60
60
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:53AM1.86m
2:34PM1.83m
2:52AM1.88m
3:35PM1.89m
3:53AM1.90m
4:37PM1.97m
Low Tide
7:45PM0.42m
8:18AM0.26m
8:44PM0.41m
9:15AM0.22m
9:46PM0.37m
10:15AM0.17m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
10
9
9
11
13
11
10
8
8
7
8
11
12
10
9
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
6
5
5
4
4
6
9
7
7
4
4
3
4
7
8
7
6
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
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