Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Issued: 6 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is

16.1°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 (02 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 11PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Evening (02 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 2			Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	30	45	57	37	40	43	52	56	58	59	61	75	82	118	121	121	134	205	156	165	174	183
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	N	N	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross
High Tide					1:52AM1.82m				2:26PM1.96m				2:57AM1.78m				3:28PM1.92m					4:02AM1.77m
Low Tide			7:51PM0.28m				8:09AM0.26m				8:53PM0.30m				9:12AM0.32m				9:55PM0.30m


	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—
	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	7:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	15	15	15	17	17	18	17	16	16	15	15	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	15
Feels °C	13	13	13	14	15	15	16	15	16	16	16	16	15	14	16	15	14	15	14	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8
kJ	4	31	32	37	40	43	52	56	58	59	61	75	82	118	121	121	134	127	156	165	174	183
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	E 14	E 13
kJ	2	4	4	3	3	13	12	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 11	N 11
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	5	2	2	2	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	N 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 7	—	—	—	—
kJ	30	45	57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	205	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whatipu Auckland	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Piha North Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Whitianga Coromandel	Whitianga Coromandel	Hot Water Beach Coromandel	Piha North Auckland	Piha North Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Matarangi Coromandel	Matarangi Coromandel	Matarangi Coromandel	Whangapoua Coromandel	Matarangi Coromandel
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	3	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	105	150	34	34	34	34	105	105	105	105	14	14	26	105	105	105	105	4	4	4	0	4
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Rating (10 max)			1	1	1	1					1	1	1					1	1	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4

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