Surf Forecast Surf Report
Whangaparaoa surf break

Whangaparaoa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 21 Mar 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Whangaparaoa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whangaparaoa sea temperature is
21.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whangaparaoa today?

The current surf forecast for Whangaparaoa at 9AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
NE
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NE
0.9
E
0.4
NNW
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)1414912149813888888888101091010101010101010101010109999999999999999999999999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)941015351683810557132107104104828061616045575557605959605946584645454543424141525151646464646264645062505251515150504949363524
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NE
5
NE
0
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NE
10
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
S
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offglassononcrossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassonglasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:14PM
1.50
12:44AM
1.52
12:56PM
1.45
1:31AM
1.48
1:44PM
1.42
2:22AM
1.47
2:38PM
1.41
3:19AM
1.49
3:38PM
1.42
4:17AM
1.54
4:39PM
1.47
5:14AM
1.62
5:39PM
1.55
6:09AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:15AM
0.42
6:32PM
0.36
6:58AM
0.46
7:16PM
0.39
7:45AM
0.50
8:04PM
0.41
8:38AM
0.51
8:57PM
0.41
9:35AM
0.48
9:54PM
0.38
10:35AM
0.42
10:53PM
0.32
11:33AM
0.32
11:51PM
0.25
12:29PM
0.21
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise--7:09-------7:11-------7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-------7:16-------7:16-
Sunset-----7:19-------7:16-------7:15-------7:14-------7:13-------7:10-------7:09------
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Rain (mm)
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