Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.9° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 1AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
52
51
32
32
32
33
24
23
21
21
18
25
26
27
30
31
31
32
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:12PM2.00m
8:40AM2.00m
8:55PM1.98m
9:23AM2.01m
9:37PM1.95m
Low Tide
2:31AM0.13m
2:53PM0.23m
3:13AM0.14m
3:37PM0.26m
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
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6:37
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7:29
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7:30
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7:30
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1
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Temp °C
20
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
18
19
18
16
Feels °C
17
16
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
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