Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.1° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 10AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
9
1.1
NNW
5
1.5
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
7
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
6
2
2
2
3
8
13
13
12
18
26
39
55
156
158
127
134
134
139
99
94
64
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:21AM1.78m
1:58PM1.72m
2:12AM1.70m
2:52PM1.69m
3:04AM1.65m
3:45PM1.68m
Low Tide
7:43AM0.35m
8:07PM0.51m
8:32AM0.41m
8:59PM0.57m
9:23AM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
9
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
14
15
13
13
13
12
10
11
10
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
8
10
12
11
10
10
10
9
8
9
9
10
8
8
9
5
2
3
2
2
3
5
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