Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 1PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
N
1.9
N
1.6
NNE
1.3
NNE
1
N
1.5
N
1.4
NNW
1.6
N
1.3
NNE
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
ENE
0.8
NNE
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)8888888878888777777778711
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)470454302191118266232283172358323294259134118977467525255426159
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
25
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:52AM
2.12
8:25PM
2.17
8:42AM
2.13
9:15PM
2.19
9:33AM
2.10
10:06PM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:49AM
0.14
2:12PM
-0.02
2:40AM
0.11
3:02PM
-0.03
3:33AM
0.11
3:53PM
0.00
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--6:45-------6:46-------6:47-----
Sunset----5:46-------5:45-------5:44---
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
261--1-165--261---11----
Temp. °C181717191917161516151617161414141413141617121111
Feels °C (?)141416181615161413121314141313121312131514866
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