Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.4° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 7PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.5
E
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.8
N
6
0.9
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
8
0.9
N
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
22
29
33
39
49
75
135
150
121
111
148
215
119
219
167
138
120
120
118
86
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NW
5
ENE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:41AM1.76m
7:07PM1.91m
7:24AM1.82m
7:46PM1.96m
8:06AM1.87m
8:26PM2.00m
Low Tide
12:55PM0.31m
1:26AM0.33m
1:37PM0.27m
2:07AM0.26m
2:19PM0.24m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
1
1
4
6
14
18
4
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
14
15
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
11
11
11
13
15
15
13
13
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
12
7
6
5
7
9
9
7
7
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