Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.1°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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 10PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (23 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
3 PM
6 PM
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
43
27
18
11
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:06PM1.64m
3:21AM1.59m
4:02PM1.66m
4:16AM1.60m
4:54PM1.70m
Low Tide
9:18PM0.61m
9:39AM0.50m
10:14PM0.60m
10:32AM0.47m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
14
12
12
11
11
12
14
15
13
11
11
10
10
11
13
15
13
11
Feels °C
11
10
8
8
8
8
9
10
11
10
8
9
8
8
8
9
11
9
8
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