Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.3°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 7PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (19 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (19 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
1.1
NNE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
1.3
N
0.2
E
1.5
N
0.3
E
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)11111111118101010101010787988111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)129999153222222060131321223938585784
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:18AM
2.15
8:52PM
2.21
9:06AM
2.15
9:41PM
2.22
9:57AM
2.10
10:33PM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:37PM
-0.04
3:05AM
0.12
3:25PM
-0.04
3:56AM
0.14
4:15PM
0.00
4:49AM
0.19
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:51-------5:50-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----12--12--121--------
Temp. °C171919181717161516171616151516131317181413121313
Feels °C (?)1615151513131112131313131313131110141496687
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