Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 11 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
19.1° 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 2PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed morning).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
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)
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
E
9
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.8
E
7
2
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
8
2.1
ENE
8
2
E
8
1.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
210
194
153
144
133
319
280
287
302
191
194
153
127
107
82
185
215
295
388
529
566
507
535
323
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
20
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:14PM1.60m
2:42AM1.78m
3:13PM1.65m
3:35AM1.83m
4:10PM1.74m
4:27AM1.89m
Low Tide
8:13AM0.55m
8:22PM0.52m
9:06AM0.48m
9:19PM0.50m
9:59AM0.39m
10:16PM0.45m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:28
5:28
5:27
2
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
15
17
17
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
16
16
14
13
13
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
13
15
15
13
13
11
12
12
13
14
14
15
14
13
12
11
12
11
12
11
11
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.5
ESE
8
1.3
E
9
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
9
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1.1
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
1.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
210
194
153
144
133
319
280
287
302
191
194
102
102
107
82
185
10
8
2
2
2
2
2
168
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
1
E
10
1.3
ESE
8
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
7
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
12
11
3
11
11
11
190
206
127
145
86
153
127
83
82
9
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.1
NW
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
12
2
2
2
2
2
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
4
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
1.2
E
9
1.8
E
7
2
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
8
2.1
ENE
8
2
E
8
1.6
E
8
Energy kJ
8
4
2
3
215
295
388
529
566
507
535
323
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
5
5
Distance (km)
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
58
3
3
3
59
108
129
82
82
82
82
82
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
1
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
9
9
7
4
5
7
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
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