Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.3°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 11AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
6
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.5
N
6
2.3
NNW
7
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
13
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
10
23
67
82
98
162
516
159
111
86
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
WNW
20
NW
5
WNW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:14AM1.89m
12:52PM1.89m
1:13AM1.84m
1:55PM1.88m
2:18AM1.81m
3:01PM1.89m
Low Tide
6:37AM0.24m
7:10PM0.38m
7:36AM0.27m
8:14PM0.40m
8:40AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
15
15
13
12
12
11
11
13
15
15
14
13
15
15
15
16
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
9
9
8
11
11
9
9
10
9
9
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
13
11
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