Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is

16.2°C

Whangapoua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 8AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	88	105	112	118	118	130	130	143	160	169	205	183	164	141	121	100	97	84	82	82	79	69	67	72	136	236	140
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	E	E	E	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	NE	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off
High Tide		2:57AM1.78m				3:28PM1.92m					4:02AM1.77m				4:27PM1.90m				5:03AM1.80m				5:23PM1.89m				5:58AM1.84m
Low Tide				9:12AM0.32m				9:55PM0.30m					10:14AM0.35m				10:53PM0.28m				11:13AM0.36m				11:46PM0.25m


	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	7:54
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	3	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	19	19	19	17	17	17	17	19	20	20	18	17	17	17	18
Feels °C	16	15	16	15	15	14	15	15	16	17	17	18	20	19	19	18	17	18	17	19	20	19	18	17	17	16	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 8	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	88	105	112	118	118	130	130	143	160	169	205	183	164	141	121	100	97	84	82	82	79	69	67	37	136	153	140
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 16	NNE 15	N 15	N 15	N 15
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	5	5	5	2	2	5	23	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 18	N 18
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	6	6	6	6	6	2	2	2	5	5	2	2	2	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	—	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 6	NNE 6	NNW 6	N 7	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	33	35	44	42	55	55	51	59	72	100	236	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whatipu Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Matarangi Coromandel	Matarangi Coromandel	Matarangi Coromandel	Matarangi Coromandel	Matarangi Coromandel	Whangapoua Coromandel	Matakana Island Bay of Plenty	New Chums Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	New Chums Coromandel	Homunga Bay Coromandel	Whatipu Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Whitianga Coromandel	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Whangapoua Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	105	105	105	105	106	105	105	4	4	4	4	4	0	104	2	14	14	14	2	77	105	105	14	34	14	14	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel								Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Kuoatunu Reef	Tairua Bar	Clark Island		Clark Island	Whangamata Bar	Whangamata Bar	Whangamata Bar	Whangamata Bar	Orakawa			Whitianga	Onemana	Whitianga	Whangamata Bar	Clark Island
Rating (10 max)								1	1	1	1	1	2		1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Clark Island Coromandel	Mussel Rock Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Opunake Beach Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	2	3	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	8	6	6

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