Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 7AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
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
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.5
N
4
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
N
5
1
N
6
0.9
N
5
1.2
N
6
2.3
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
8
9
4
8
7
7
7
7
28
43
47
60
47
98
512
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:29AM1.86m
2:12PM1.86m
2:31AM1.85m
3:16PM1.89m
Low Tide
7:23PM0.40m
7:54AM0.26m
8:25PM0.41m
8:54AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
2
6
14
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
9
9
11
12
12
13
14
14
14
15
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
5
5
6
8
8
8
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
10
10
12
11
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