Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 10 Apr 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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.8°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 9PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)--
Afternoon (10 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
!
0
!
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0
!
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2
2
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NE
2.4
NE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
5
ENE
5.5
ENE
5.5
ENE
6
ENE
6.5
ENE
6.5
ENE
7.5
ENE
7
ENE
7.5
ENE
6.5
ENE
5.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)131313131313141414151414141413121212111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15651952430862609594115521119612146161691843221849201202281316848106905912334916601045821606573476408
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
55
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
S
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:54PM
1.60
1:35AM
1.69
1:50PM
1.56
2:32AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:10PM
0.52
7:51AM
0.65
8:06PM
0.55
8:49AM
0.64
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise------6:41-------6:43-------6:43-
Sunset-6:04-------6:02-------6:01------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11--2186147211-------
Temp. °C191919191919191920202021212121202020191817181920
Feels °C (?)161515141413131213131217191918161617171715161516
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