Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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Whangapoua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 2AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.8
ENE
6
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
133
103
96
59
32
50
33
30
29
26
51
100
128
124
135
119
44
49
36
36
34
23
18
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:01PM2.12m
11:22AM1.95m
11:58PM2.05m
12:22PM1.87m
00:58AM1.98m
Low Tide
4:47PM0.06m
5:23AM0.20m
5:43PM0.14m
6:22AM0.26m
6:41PM0.22m
7:24AM0.31m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
6:50
6:50
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5:43
5:42
5:39
5:38
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
11
10
10
11
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
13
14
16
12
11
9
6
6
6
7
9
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
13
12
11
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
10
0.2
E
10
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
Energy kJ
135
133
56
36
34
31
50
33
30
13
16
51
2
2
2
7
40
49
36
36
34
23
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
10
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
4
5
7
7
4
29
26
15
1
2
8
9
10
2
23
15
10
5
6
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
16
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
8
7
2
2
2
5
4
3
6
5
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
7
6
6
6
5
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
1.1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
Energy kJ
51
41
103
96
59
32
22
17
15
100
128
124
135
119
44
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
90
79
90
105
105
38
38
38
105
105
90
105
105
61
105
105
105
67
54
54
105
105
105
105
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
8
7
9
9
8
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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