Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 6AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (15 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
151
229
396
324
307
329
311
252
212
176
144
112
112
90
90
69
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
15
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:02PM2.20m
8:25AM2.05m
8:50PM2.18m
9:15AM2.03m
Low Tide
2:25AM0.07m
2:40PM0.05m
3:13AM0.06m
3:29PM0.10m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
 mm
3
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
13
13
14
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
11
9
Feels °C
13
11
11
11
12
12
14
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
8
3
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