Whananaki Beach Surf Break

Whananaki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.51° S 174.47° E

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whananaki Beach sea temperature is
17.4° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Whananaki Beach today (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki Beach at 6AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)7ft (2.2m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jun)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (24 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
4
1.4
NE
5
2.2
NE
6
1.8
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
7
3
NE
8
3
NNE
8
2.3
NNE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.6
SSE
7
1.7
SE
8
1.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
102
390
278
518
1085
1056
700
356
274
197
140
116
92
40
65
66
92
96
127
130
240
411
525
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
35
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
50
N
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
W
15
W
15
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:26AM1.85m
3:06PM1.75m
3:18AM1.78m
4:01PM1.74m
4:10AM1.73m
4:52PM1.76m
Low Tide
8:14PM0.45m
8:49AM0.35m
9:10PM0.53m
9:40AM0.39m
10:05PM0.57m
10:30AM0.40m
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
 mm
1
3
8
5
3
1
1
2
2
3
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
11
10
11
11
12
11
Feels °C
12
10
10
9
10
7
10
10
10
8
9
7
9
10
9
9
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.1
E
13
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
8
2.3
NNE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
N
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.7
SE
8
1.8
ESE
9
Energy kJ
23
23
3
215
181
700
356
274
197
140
116
92
44
65
66
92
96
127
130
139
411
525
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
0.8
N
6
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
N
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.3
NW
7
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
12
3
46
40
12
8
4
3
1
7
127
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.4
NNW
8
0.5
E
9
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
3
26
36
6
3
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
4
1.4
NE
5
2.2
NE
6
1.8
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
7
3
NE
8
3
NNE
8
2
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
0.6
WNW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.3
SW
2
0.9
S
5
1.6
SSE
7
0.8
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
4
Energy kJ
25
102
390
278
518
1085
1056
384
143
151
173
223
188
11
16
20
17
16
6
1
47
240
21
52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
3
1
4
1
1
1
4
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
82
82
435
435
173
159
468
14
436
37
37
265
44
35
167
169
74
13
8
7
60
351
351
283
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
4
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
5
7
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
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