Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.2° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.8
NNW
5
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.6
N
6
1.4
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.8
N
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.1
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
32
32
32
32
32
33
33
62
77
117
193
203
134
66
186
251
138
58
41
21
16
9
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
S
0
WSW
5
ESE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:04AM1.98m
10:18PM1.89m
10:45AM1.94m
11:00PM1.82m
11:28AM1.87m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.18m
4:19PM0.30m
4:34AM0.23m
5:02PM0.35m
5:16AM0.29m
5:45PM0.42m
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
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6:35
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6:33
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6:33
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7:30
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7:31
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7:32
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 mm
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1
3
4
4
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1
1
1
1
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2
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Temp °C
14
15
17
18
19
18
16
16
16
17
15
15
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
14
14
13
11
Feels °C
14
14
16
16
17
16
15
14
14
13
11
10
7
8
7
5
5
6
6
9
13
11
6
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