Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.7° 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 6PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
344
183
144
111
100
103
131
127
113
117
105
108
151
227
232
222
217
212
180
202
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
ESE
0
NNE
0
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:39AM1.99m
7:12PM2.17m
7:34AM2.03m
8:02PM2.20m
8:25AM2.05m
8:50PM2.18m
Low Tide
12:56PM0.06m
1:33AM0.12m
1:50PM0.04m
2:25AM0.07m
2:40PM0.05m
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
14
15
16
14
12
Feels °C
14
17
15
14
15
15
13
12
14
14
13
12
12
12
11
10
12
14
14
11
9
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