Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 12AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)--
Afternoon (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
98
86
108
112
95
95
98
101
110
90
96
111
118
147
287
301
237
243
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:42PM1.91m
3:09AM1.78m
3:47PM1.90m
4:16AM1.78m
4:49PM1.92m
Low Tide
9:06PM0.37m
9:27AM0.30m
10:11PM0.35m
10:31AM0.31m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
10
10
14
17
19
16
13
Feels °C
8
9
9
10
10
10
9
10
10
11
10
10
8
7
12
15
15
13
10
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