Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 10AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (31 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (31 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
1.4
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1
E
1.5
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)66611111111116889988777666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3122151212111111161412505435257200190892051261127862625062
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
25
SE
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:18AM
1.92
6:45PM
1.83
7:08AM
1.95
7:34PM
1.88
7:53AM
1.97
8:20PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:40PM
0.29
12:58AM
0.29
1:29PM
0.24
1:46AM
0.27
2:13PM
0.20
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise--7:28-------7:30-------7:30-----
Sunset-----7:14-------7:12-------7:10--
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------13---------------
Temp. °C181617191918181716161718171617171616171717161616
Feels °C (?)161313151516151513131414151415141314141414141414
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