Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.3° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 10AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.9
SE
4
1
SE
5
1.1
E
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
36
30
52
46
25
26
53
85
77
39
27
20
19
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:33AM1.79m
8:57PM1.95m
9:14AM1.81m
9:35PM1.96m
9:56AM1.83m
Low Tide
2:39AM0.35m
2:47PM0.27m
3:19AM0.31m
3:27PM0.27m
3:59AM0.28m
4:08PM0.29m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
10
13
12
11
11
9
7
6
7
10
11
10
9
9
9
10
10
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
8
7
8
9
6
6
5
4
3
2
3
7
8
7
6
7
7
7
8
10
10
8
7
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