Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.5° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 7PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
12:59PM1.74m
1:15AM1.61m
1:49PM1.69m
2:08AM1.56m
2:43PM1.66m
Low Tide
7:20PM0.54m
7:34AM0.49m
8:12PM0.57m
8:26AM0.52m
9:06PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:30
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6:28
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7:35
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7:36
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Temp °C
12
13
15
15
13
13
11
11
13
15
17
16
14
12
11
10
13
15
17
16
13
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
11
11
9
9
12
14
15
14
12
10
9
7
12
14
17
16
12
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