Whakatane Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.94° S 177.00° E

Whakatane Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whakatane Heads sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Whakatane Heads today (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whakatane Heads at 6AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
46
46
46
36
36
36
36
38
51
42
30
30
28
28
27
21
30
31
31
29
28
27
25
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
5
NW
5
ENE
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
0
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:03AM1.73m
7:22PM1.78m
7:54AM1.78m
8:08PM1.76m
8:40AM1.81m
8:53PM1.75m
Low Tide
1:03AM0.29m
1:20PM0.33m
1:54AM0.25m
2:12PM0.31m
2:40AM0.23m
3:00PM0.30m
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clear
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clear
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clear
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6:31
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Temp °C
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
13
13
12
15
18
16
15
14
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
13
12
11
14
16
15
15
15
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