Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.1° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 10PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)--
Afternoon (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
1.1
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
25
25
62
123
74
38
27
20
19
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:57PM1.95m
9:14AM1.81m
9:35PM1.96m
9:56AM1.83m
Low Tide
3:19AM0.31m
3:27PM0.27m
3:59AM0.28m
4:08PM0.29m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
9
7
6
7
10
11
10
9
9
10
10
12
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
7
5
5
4
2
2
3
7
8
7
6
6
8
8
10
9
9
8
8
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