Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.0° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 9PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (29 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
7
1.8
N
7
2
N
8
1
N
9
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
358
488
150
315
288
232
180
156
145
109
95
64
50
50
41
31
29
34
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
S
15
SW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:46PM1.96m
8:06AM1.87m
8:26PM2.00m
8:48AM1.92m
Low Tide
2:07AM0.26m
2:19PM0.24m
2:47AM0.20m
3:01PM0.23m
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
8
20
14
5
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
14
12
11
12
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
13
12
15
12
9
5
6
9
9
6
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
7
8
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