Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 7PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
1.4
N
1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
N
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.4
ESE
0.8
SE
1.4
E
2
E
Period(s) (?)1212121212121266777776666101010599
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)73108110108106737112180998474604532232315883825311646
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
25
N
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
10
SSW
30
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49PM
1.76
5:23AM
1.89
5:50PM
1.79
6:18AM
1.92
6:45PM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:44AM
0.38
11:05PM
0.33
11:45AM
0.34
12:04AM
0.32
12:40PM
0.29
12:58AM
0.29
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise--------7:28-------7:28-------
Sunset---7:16-------7:15-------7:14----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----321-------------211
Temp. °C192021201917192020212220191817161719191816151515
Feels °C (?)202121212016171919192019191814131315151711121212
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