Whananaki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.51° S 174.47° E

Issued: 12 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whananaki Beach sea temperature is

17.0°C

Whananaki Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whananaki Beach today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki Beach at 8PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Evening (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 4					Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	316	316	316	291	284	257	257	210	210	188	188	151	140	140	145	145	145	80	78	82	125	170	154	154
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	E	ESE	SSE	SW	SW	WNW	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			3:59PM1.94m					4:34AM1.78m				4:58PM1.93m				5:34AM1.82m				5:53PM1.93m				6:28AM1.88m
Low Tide	9:39AM0.36m					10:24PM0.34m				10:42AM0.38m				11:23PM0.30m				11:42AM0.39m				00:15AM0.26m


	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—
	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	7:57
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	18	19	19	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	19	18	17	18	18
Feels °C	14	14	17	17	18	17	17	17	18	17	17	18	18	18	17	18	18	19	18	18	18	15	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	N 15	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	3	316	316	291	284	257	257	210	210	188	188	151	140	140	145	145	145	80	78	82	4	118	154	154
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 17	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15
kJ	4	11	3	3	2	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	5	5	2	2	2	5	18	2	2	2	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	N 19	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 17	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 18	N 15	N 15	N 10
kJ	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	7	7	7	6	6	2	2	5	5	5	2	2	6	4	4	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 6	—	—	N 6	N 6	N 4	N 5	NE 7	NNE 7	—	—
kJ	316	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	43	37	28	19	—	—	39	39	30	25	125	170	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	82	82	9	9	7	0	0	0	0	0	73	37	0	0	0	0	0	31	148	44	0	82	44	44
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Whananaki bar	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay		Ruakaka	Matauri Bay	Waipapakauri Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5

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