Whakatane Heads Surf Forecast

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New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (37.94° S 177.00° E)

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Whakatane Heads surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 01 Nov 2025 NZDT

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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 15.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Whakatane Heads this week:

The surf forecast for Whakatane Heads over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 02) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Whakatane Heads in the next 12 days are 0.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 03) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Saturday (Nov 01) at 7AM.

Wave Type	Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	10PM (Sun 2nd Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m) 8s
Best Surf	10PM (Sun 2nd Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m) 8s
Most Powerful	10PM (Mon 3rd Nov)	3ft (0.9m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Whakatane Heads over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.										Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
		Saturday 01			Sunday 02			Monday 03			Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Fri 07
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NNW	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Period(s) (?)	7	7	7	6	6	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	9	30	61	69	30	31	62	74	57	92	76	60	50	54	77	88	74	57	33	24	19
Wind (km/h)	S	ESE	N	NNE	NNW	NNW	S	NNW	N	WNW	NW	N	SW	W	N	SSW	WNW	NW	W	WNW	WNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	cross- off	on	on	glass	on	glass	glass	on	glass	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross	on	off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	2:50AM 1.61		3:35PM 1.74	3:48AM 1.63		4:26PM 1.80		4:47AM 1.69	5:18PM 1.86		5:46AM 1.77	6:11PM 1.90		6:45AM 1.87		7:05PM 1.93	7:42AM 1.97		8:02PM 1.96	8:37AM 2.05
Low Tide / height (m)		9:18AM 0.51		10:04PM 0.49	10:15AM 0.49		10:57PM 0.42	11:12AM 0.47		11:51PM 0.35	12:09PM 0.43		12:46AM 0.29		1:08PM 0.38	1:40AM 0.24		2:06PM 0.34	2:33AM 0.21		3:02PM 0.30

		Saturday 01			Sunday 02			Monday 03			Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Fri 07
Sunrise	-	6:05	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:01	-	-	6:00	-	-	5:58	-
Sunset	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:49	-	-	7:50	-	-	7:51	-	-	7:52

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	16	15	14	15	15	14	15	15	14	17	17	15	18	19	16	21	23	17	22	24
Feels °C (?)	14	13	13	11	13	12	13	15	12	13	13	14	14	15	17	15	17	20	17	20	23

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The above surf forecast table for Whakatane Heads provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Whakatane Heads can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Whakatane Heads surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Whakatane Heads) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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