Whangapoua Beach
Waikato · New Zealand
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Whangapoua Beach is a NE-facing sand beach on the New Zealand shoreline, opening onto the Fiji Sea — it catches N–E swell, and offshore S–W winds tidy the banks through october–april.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~15.6°C (60.1°F) on average
Jan
20.1°C
68.2°F · 17.5–22.7°C
Feb
21.2°C
70.2°F · 20.3–22.5°C
Mar
20.7°C
69.3°F · 18.6–21.9°C
Apr
19.8°C
67.6°F · 18–21.4°C
May
18.2°C
64.8°F · 17.2–19.7°C
Jun
16.5°C
61.7°F · 15.5–17.8°C
Jul
15.3°C
59.5°F · 14.5–16.1°C
Aug
14.6°C
58.3°F · 13.7–15.2°C
Sep
14.8°C
58.6°F · 13.8–15.6°C
Oct
15.6°C
60.1°F · 14.6–17.6°C
Nov
17.1°C
62.8°F · 15.6–18.7°C
Dec
18.8°C
65.8°F · 16.8–20.8°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
N–E
Best wind
S–W
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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