Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 10PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
1.7
N
1
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
N
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)888888888777777777111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14233733242137840941934611889948991767749544862611211168688
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:25PM
2.17
8:42AM
2.13
9:15PM
2.19
9:33AM
2.10
10:06PM
2.17
10:26AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:40AM
0.11
3:02PM
-0.03
3:33AM
0.11
3:53PM
0.00
4:27AM
0.15
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-
Sunset5:46-------5:45-------5:44-------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----351-153---11--------
Temp. °C191817161615161817141513131314161614131211111215
Feels °C (?)16151614131313151513151212121415121010878912
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