Whananaki Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.51° S 174.47° E

Whananaki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki Beach sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.8° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki Beach at 5AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.3
ESE
11
0.7
SE
5
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
102
186
148
113
106
89
71
53
31
23
23
27
23
22
22
11
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:08AM2.02m
12:40PM1.85m
00:56AM1.90m
1:32PM1.79m
Low Tide
6:29AM0.24m
6:45PM0.38m
7:17AM0.31m
7:37PM0.49m
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
4
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
13
14
13
13
11
10
10
10
11
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
9
10
9
11
10
11
9
7
7
7
8
11
11
10
11
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