Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
14.9°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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 6PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
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
1
0
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.7
N
5
0.9
N
5
1.5
N
6
1
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
9
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
22
45
170
82
118
507
527
630
327
388
212
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
W
15
W
15
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:17AM1.94m
10:32PM1.88m
11:01AM1.87m
11:16PM1.79m
11:46AM1.79m
Low Tide
4:31PM0.31m
4:51AM0.26m
5:16PM0.39m
5:35AM0.35m
6:02PM0.48m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
1
1
2
5
10
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
14
15
14
12
12
12
13
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
9
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
11
11
12
11
7
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