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Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 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
20.3° C
 (Which is 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: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)77713131313121212121212121212121291212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)314243575655555150494949494948484747134644424040
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
WNW
0
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
W
5
W
0
SW
5
WSW
5
N
15
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:18AM
1.91
12:42PM
2.06
1:09AM
1.83
1:29PM
1.95
2:00AM
1.76
2:16PM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:26AM
0.22
7:03PM
0.26
7:14AM
0.34
7:51PM
0.32
8:04AM
0.45
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise---6:16-------6:16-------6:18----
Sunset-------8:40-------8:40-------8:39
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181716162125252420181818222423232221202023242523
Feels °C (?)161514142025262319171818232523232422222123212020
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