Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.6° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 8AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.2
SE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.1
ESE
7
0.6
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
0.8
E
10
1.5
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
156
156
121
154
153
147
222
108
92
118
125
66
553
553
522
118
419
69
69
69
68
92
94
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:59AM1.86m
1:36PM1.78m
1:53AM1.86m
2:34PM1.83m
2:52AM1.88m
3:35PM1.89m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.29m
7:45PM0.42m
8:18AM0.26m
8:44PM0.41m
9:15AM0.22m
9:46PM0.37m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
10
12
11
12
12
11
9
7
8
11
11
11
10
9
8
7
8
11
12
10
10
11
Feels °C
8
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
4
2
3
6
7
8
7
5
4
3
4
8
9
7
7
8
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