Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZST
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Whananaki Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki Beach sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki Beach at 2AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)111111141414141414131313131212121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232312161637363963595755545049482828272625121212
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:28PM
1.94
6:44AM
2.05
7:16PM
2.06
7:31AM
2.12
8:03PM
2.16
8:18AM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:37AM
0.27
1:04PM
0.10
1:26AM
0.19
1:50PM
0.01
2:15AM
0.14
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-
Sunset5:55-------5:54-------5:53-------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------111432--
Temp. °C191715151515161818181615151718191919191718181919
Feels °C (?)141312121213141616161413131313141314141313131515
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