Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.6° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 9AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.4
N
7
1.5
N
7
3
NNW
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
41
74
102
127
167
214
984
280
181
140
116
116
92
89
87
67
67
66
66
64
56
84
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
25
NW
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:31AM1.85m
3:16PM1.89m
3:36AM1.86m
4:20PM1.95m
4:41AM1.89m
5:21PM2.03m
Low Tide
8:54AM0.25m
9:30PM0.39m
9:58AM0.21m
10:36PM0.34m
11:00AM0.16m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
2
6
9
14
8
Temp °C
14
14
15
14
13
13
14
12
11
11
11
14
15
13
12
11
11
10
11
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
12
12
10
10
9
10
8
10
11
10
9
8
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