Whangapoua surf break

Whangapoua surfForecast / Coromandel / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 26 Dec 2025 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whangapoua today?

The current surf forecast for Whangapoua at 3AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (26 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (26 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.3
N
1
N
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NE
Period(s) (?)1313141413131366677777888777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4446504945444460141182186109625061919388595441463046
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
0
ESE
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:37PM
1.74
12:02PM
1.91
12:23AM
1.73
12:46PM
1.91
1:14AM
1.74
1:35PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:50AM
0.33
6:28PM
0.35
6:35AM
0.35
7:14PM
0.33
7:24AM
0.38
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Sunrise---5:56-------5:56-------5:58----
Sunset-------8:37-------8:37-------8:37
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------11651-212--------
Temp. °C191817172022222221201817171618171615151518191918
Feels °C (?)201817171920202119181717181718171514141518181616
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