Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 07 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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.3°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 7PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)13ft (4.0m)9s
Afternoon (07 Apr)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
ENE
4
ENE
4
NE
4
NE
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.5
NNE
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.8
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.6
NNE
Period(s) (?)99999989999999991516161515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)224425192703240993185478469169165660655656350250850815401818181816581479167413771076
Wind
(km/h)
45
ENE
50
ENE
45
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NE
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoncross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:38AM
1.82
11:09PM
1.87
11:20AM
1.74
11:53PM
1.79
12:04PM
1.66
12:42AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:52PM
0.32
5:20AM
0.48
5:34PM
0.40
6:06AM
0.56
6:20PM
0.47
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:07-------6:06----
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11642123321-1-1131-111---
Temp. °C191819202020212122212221191919181819202019191919
Feels °C (?)121113151618202022222422202121191921222220201919
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