Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 19 May 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
18.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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 9AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (19 May)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (19 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
9 PM
12 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
141
206
212
192
162
158
206
190
175
186
219
200
200
191
191
222
250
229
236
262
226
232
289
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NE
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:47AM2.12m
9:25PM2.27m
9:41AM2.09m
10:19PM2.24m
10:37AM2.02m
11:14PM2.19m
Low Tide
2:47AM0.14m
3:06PM-0.05m
3:42AM0.14m
3:59PM-0.02m
4:37AM0.17m
4:53PM0.05m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:21
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
11
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
49
49
4
4
22
20
20
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
14
14
14
3
3
262
226
232
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
4
4
2
2
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
Energy kJ
141
141
206
212
192
162
158
206
190
175
186
219
200
200
191
191
222
250
229
236
289
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
82
82
82
126
126
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
82
37
82
82
82
82
82
82
37
82
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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