Whangapoua Surf Break

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Issued: 11 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 6PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.9
NNE
6
2.5
NNW
7
1
N
8
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
1.5
N
7
1
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
584
579
480
383
300
289
231
231
223
177
167
164
167
164
263
691
114
127
141
135
131
125
199
99
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNW
10
W
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
NNE
25
N
40
NNE
25
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:39AM1.74m
10:05PM1.90m
10:21AM1.73m
10:44PM1.89m
11:04AM1.73m
11:25PM1.88m
Low Tide
3:54PM0.32m
4:29AM0.38m
4:35PM0.34m
5:10AM0.36m
5:16PM0.37m
5:52AM0.35m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
3
9
1
1
3
9
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
Temp °C
13
14
15
13
14
13
14
13
13
15
15
13
13
14
14
12
11
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
Feels °C
10
10
10
8
9
8
9
12
12
13
13
12
10
9
7
6
8
9
9
9
7
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1.2
NNE
6
0.9
E
10
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.9
N
7
1
N
8
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
7
Energy kJ
584
579
480
383
300
289
231
231
114
177
71
164
167
164
133
358
114
127
141
135
131
125
90
99
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
1
E
11
0.7
N
6
0.9
E
10
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
E
10
0.8
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
N
6
0.4
NE
7
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
4
223
36
167
58
44
127
69
49
35
55
49
18
94
83
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
7
0.7
E
10
0.6
NNW
7
Energy kJ
44
96
38
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
6
1.6
N
6
1.4
NNE
6
1
N
6
1
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
6
2.5
NNW
7
0.4
WNW
3
0.9
NNW
8
1
N
7
0.9
NNE
6
1
NNW
7
0.8
N
6
1.5
N
7
Energy kJ
13
28
70
110
184
165
81
77
263
691
4
105
89
68
99
51
199
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
9
1
1
Distance (km)
105
150
302
302
292
292
81
0
0
0
0
2
105
215
139
81
0
2
2
2
14
105
81
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
6
5
6
5
9
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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