- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Whangapoua Surf Forecast
/ Coromandel (23 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (29 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whangapoua. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | |
42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 33 | 50 | 86 | 108 | 157 | 193 | 220 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 4:55PM1.77m | 5:07AM1.77m | 5:41PM1.80m | 5:52AM1.77m | 6:25PM1.83m | 6:35AM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03PM0.47m | 11:25AM0.33m | 11:51PM0.46m | 12:08PM0.32m | 00:36AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | | | | |  | | | | |  |  | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
 | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 13 | N 18 |
 kJ | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 11 | E 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 8 | E 9 | N 13 | N 13 | N 18 | N 18 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | N 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 9 | NE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 13 | N 11 | — | — | N 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 50 | 86 | 108 | 157 | 193 | 220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 34 | 51 | 51 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 110 | 106 | 110 | 110 | 150 | 150 | 302 | 302 |
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whangapoua surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest