Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 24 Nov 2025 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
19.0° 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 8AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (24 Nov)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (24 Nov)4ft (1.2m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.1
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
Period(s) (?)10101010101099999999981111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)341341341341307301258258253242242206206182228194151219308615604712791878
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSE
20
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17PM
1.79
10:50AM
1.92
10:57PM
1.76
11:31AM
1.89
11:39PM
1.71
12:13PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:31AM
0.29
5:03PM
0.46
5:11AM
0.33
5:46PM
0.49
5:53AM
0.37
6:30PM
0.51
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Sunrise---6:01-------6:01-------6:01----
Sunset-------8:14-------8:15-------8:15
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------1221--------
Temp. °C161515141717181818171718181919191919181819191919
Feels °C (?)141314131614161818181617171818181818171718181719
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