Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
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Whangapoua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 7PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NNE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.8
E
2.5
ENE
3
NE
3.5
NE
4
ENE
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5.5
ENE
5.5
ENE
6
ENE
6
ENE
5.5
NE
4.5
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
2.4
NE
2
NE
1.6
NE
Period(s) (?)151414101313131313131414141414141414131211111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7307527336612017334844585302552968338828101661002611359123551398515158127237123403322531425816517
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
E
50
E
55
E
60
ENE
50
NW
40
NW
45
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:29PM
1.60
1:04AM
1.68
1:21PM
1.56
1:58AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:34AM
0.56
6:49PM
0.49
7:26AM
0.59
7:40PM
0.52
8:20AM
0.58
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise6:37-------6:39-------6:39-------
Sunset--5:59-------5:57-------5:55-----
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------11-131310221419141----
Temp. °C192020191918181819181919202021212121201919191818
Feels °C (?)191819181614131214121314151415141315151315171718
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