Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 10 May 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 5PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (10 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (10 May)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
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)
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
1.5
E
11
2.2
E
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
816
680
560
446
359
280
230
210
210
167
525
566
678
576
474
371
338
254
170
130
100
85
71
69
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
15
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
15
E
5
E
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:48PM1.58m
1:18AM1.73m
1:43PM1.59m
2:10AM1.75m
2:40PM1.63m
3:03AM1.79m
Low Tide
6:55AM0.53m
7:04PM0.49m
7:45AM0.51m
7:55PM0.49m
8:37AM0.45m
8:49PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
17
17
16
16
15
14
13
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
10
8
10
9
9
9
11
11
12
15
16
13
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.3
E
12
0.1
N
11
1.7
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
816
680
560
446
359
280
230
210
210
167
3
3
3
3
3
26
3
254
170
130
100
85
71
43
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
12
9
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
52
49
48
44
44
44
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.7
WSW
3
0.7
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
E
3
1.5
E
11
2.2
E
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
7
4
10
12
9
9
6
10
3
3
525
566
678
576
474
371
338
69
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
5
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
0
38
181
100
100
0
0
0
80
79
105
105
105
105
105
86
83
54
79
4
51
51
90
105
Best forecast wave conditions in The Coromandel
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
5
5
8
8
6
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
4
5
4
8
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
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