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Whangaparaoa surf break

Whangaparaoa surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 NZST
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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (30 Apr)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (30 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.2
ENE
2.2
NE
1.9
ENE
3
NW
3.5
NW
4
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
3
WNW
2.4
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.6
NW
1.3
NW
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
E
0.2
NNE
0.2
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)1010101010109999899999887711111199999988888881111111111119101110101091010910899951010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)23963364377229742037144913188178006271006198223871202951129177143626816211611484737373533836351918181818111312121212126101010999149996887588
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
30
E
35
NE
20
NE
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
45
NW
50
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
10
E
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
0
NNE
5
WNW
5
SE
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
W
5
W
5
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscrossglasscross-
off
offoffglasscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:12AM
1.89
8:46PM
1.97
9:05AM
1.86
9:39PM
1.94
9:59AM
1.79
10:33PM
1.88
10:54AM
1.71
11:29PM
1.80
11:52AM
1.62
12:25AM
1.71
12:51PM
1.54
1:22AM
1.64
1:51PM
1.48
2:19AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:09AM
0.04
2:31PM
-0.08
3:03AM
0.05
3:23PM
-0.04
3:57AM
0.10
4:16PM
0.03
4:52AM
0.16
5:10PM
0.12
5:48AM
0.23
6:05PM
0.21
6:45AM
0.30
7:01PM
0.30
7:42AM
0.35
7:58PM
0.37
8:39AM
0.37
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Sunrise--6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset----5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19-------5:17-------5:16-------5:15-------
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Rain (mm)
61493335465232-----------------------------------------------
Temp. °C181920201919191919181817171716161514151716141312131314151514131313141516151312121313141615151414151415171615151515151718
Feels °C (?)14171719191817161614119111110991013141412119111012141412111111121312121010101111131513141213141314161515141415151717
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