Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 23 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.8°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 6AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (23 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (23 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010101010109999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)392348348341334334334334341341341341334301258288247242242206186170207197
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
0
ENE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassoncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:38PM
1.82
10:10AM
1.94
10:17PM
1.79
10:50AM
1.92
10:57PM
1.76
11:31AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:51AM
0.27
4:22PM
0.44
4:31AM
0.29
5:03PM
0.46
5:11AM
0.33
5:46PM
0.49
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Sunrise---6:03-------6:01-------6:01----
Sunset-------8:13-------8:14-------8:15
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----14-------------1--
Temp. °C191817161818181817151514171718171817171819191919
Feels °C (?)201817161818191916131413161416171917161819181818
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