Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Issued: 6 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is

16.1°C

Whangapoua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 12PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (03 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3							Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	40	43	52	67	58	70	73	75	79	100	121	134	130	143	160	160	156	164	160	160	121	121	100	84	84	82
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	E	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	1:52AM1.82m				2:26PM1.96m				2:57AM1.78m				3:28PM1.92m					4:02AM1.77m				4:27PM1.90m				5:03AM1.80m
Low Tide			8:09AM0.26m				8:53PM0.30m				9:12AM0.32m				9:55PM0.30m					10:14AM0.35m				10:53PM0.28m


	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	7:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	17	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	19	18	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	15	14	15	16	16	16	16	16	14	15	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	17	19	19	17	18	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 12	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	40	43	52	67	58	70	73	75	79	100	121	3	130	143	160	160	156	164	160	160	121	121	100	84	84	82
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 14	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	E 13	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 16
kJ	3	13	12	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 11	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 10	N 10
kJ	5	5	2	2	2	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	7	6	6	6	6	6	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	134	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	43	56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Hot Water Beach Coromandel	Piha North Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Whitianga Coromandel	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Whatipu Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Goat Island Reef Northland	Matarangi Coromandel	Matarangi Coromandel	Matarangi Coromandel	Matarangi Coromandel	Matarangi Coromandel	Whangapoua Coromandel	Piha North Auckland	New Chums Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	34	26	105	105	105	105	106	14	34	14	105	106	105	88	4	4	4	4	4	0	105	2	2	14	2	14
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel	Whangamata Bar	Whangamata Bar						Hot Water Beach	Tairua Bar	Whitianga					Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Tairua Beach	Tairua Beach	Orakawa	Kuoatunu Reef		Hot Water Beach	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island	Clark Island
Rating (10 max)	1	1						1	1	1					1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Mussel Rock Auckland	Mussel Rock Auckland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5

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