Whangapoua Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.71° S 175.62° E

Whangapoua, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whangapoua sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.3° 

Whangapoua surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Whangapoua based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Whangapoua right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Whangapoua

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Matarangi- Coromandel- NZ

4 km ESE16 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the SW
(6 km/h at 225°)
10.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waikawau Bay

16 km WNW4 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
5
light winds from the S
(7 km/h at 180°)
10 °C-
-
-
-
-

Great Mercury Is AWS

18 km NE40 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
Dry
10
light winds from the SW
(11 km/h at 225°)
12.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Te Kouma Heads

20 km SSW36 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
No weather report
25
moderate winds from the SW
(26 km/h at 225°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Channel Island

42 km WNW48 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
No weather report
35
fresh winds from the W
(35 km/h at 270°)
12.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Passage Rock Automatic Weather Station

47 km SW7 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
No weather report
15
light winds from the SW
(13 km/h at 225°)
- °C-
-
-
-
-

Whakatiwai Kaiaua

47 km SSW5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
No weather report
15
light winds from the SW
(17 km/h at 225°)
11.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Kopu East

48 km S340 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 270°)
7.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Oruawharo

51 km NW11 m above sea level

57 minutes ago
Dry
wind obs. (0 kph from 270 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
11.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Whangamata 2

52 km SSE178 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 315°)
9 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Whangapoua and within an acceptable time window.

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