Whananaki Beach Surf Break

Whananaki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.51° S 174.47° E

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whananaki Beach sea temperature is
17.6° 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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki Beach at 2AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
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)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
86
67
65
53
38
36
35
27
17
17
17
16
16
16
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
16
26
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:49PM2.14m
12:15PM1.89m
00:41AM2.05m
1:12PM1.82m
1:34AM1.95m
2:10PM1.78m
Low Tide
6:11AM0.21m
6:24PM0.24m
7:05AM0.26m
7:18PM0.36m
7:58AM0.31m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
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>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
15
17
18
17
16
15
14
13
13
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
11
10
12
12
15
16
15
15
15
12
11
11
13
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
Energy kJ
103
86
67
65
53
38
36
35
27
17
17
17
16
16
16
12
12
12
12
12
12
9
16
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
6
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
25
6
22
12
12
12
12
12
5
2
2
5
5
5
1
2
1
4
2
11
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
2
1
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
NNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
5
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
5
6
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
8
0
3
8
7
7
7
126
126
126
126
126
126
126
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
8
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
5
8
7
6
6
6
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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