Surf Forecast Surf Report
Whakatane Heads surf break

Whakatane Heads surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 02 May 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Whakatane Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whakatane Heads sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whakatane Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Whakatane Heads at 7AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (02 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NW
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
N
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
N
0.2
NNE
0.1
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
NNE
0.2
ENE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NE
0.2
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
1
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.9
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
2.5
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
Period(s) (?)810101091010109999999999988119910101110111010101010105599599995555667778888899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1139086635960816158565541403929282814141111912121616101041010944433883881289212848108155204285310389471429837107413741604
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
10
S
0
SE
10
N
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
N
5
ENE
5
SE
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
0
NNW
10
NNW
0
NNW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
0
NE
5
NNW
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
ESE
5
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglassonglassglassoffoffoffoffglassonglassglassoffoffoffoffglassglassglasscross-
off
glassglassglassoncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:11AM
1.94
10:45PM
1.96
11:01AM
1.88
11:41PM
1.89
11:52AM
1.79
12:36AM
1.83
12:49PM
1.70
1:31AM
1.76
1:51PM
1.63
2:26AM
1.71
2:51PM
1.60
3:21AM
1.67
3:48PM
1.60
4:13AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:15AM
0.35
4:35PM
0.24
5:08AM
0.42
5:26PM
0.31
6:05AM
0.48
6:18PM
0.40
7:04AM
0.51
7:14PM
0.48
8:03AM
0.50
8:14PM
0.53
8:57AM
0.49
9:15PM
0.54
9:50AM
0.48
10:12PM
0.53
10:42AM
0.45
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise--6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-
Sunset----5:22-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19-------5:17-------5:16-------
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Rain (mm)
-----1-------------------------------------------111211432412
Temp. °C121313161613121012121316181613131212131716141111111010131514131211111114141413121211121414141414151617181919171717171717
Feels °C (?)10111115141097879121514111099101312117777711131212109991312141211109101313131314151717171818161615151413
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