Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 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 (1.0m), 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) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 4AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
13
0.5
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.9
N
5
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.8
N
7
2.1
N
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
9
21
41
61
83
119
286
504
318
250
181
149
140
116
92
89
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:31AM1.85m
3:16PM1.89m
3:36AM1.86m
4:20PM1.95m
Low Tide
8:25PM0.41m
8:54AM0.25m
9:30PM0.39m
9:58AM0.21m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
2
6
12
5
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
11
11
14
15
13
11
Feels °C
10
10
9
11
10
10
9
9
12
12
12
9
10
12
11
10
9
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