Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 22 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
18.5° 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 6PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (22 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (22 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
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
Period(s) (?)9910101010101010101010101010101010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)261266342349392348348341334334334334341341341341307301258253247242237206
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
E
15
ENE
5
NE
0
E
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
crosscrossoncrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoncross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:30AM
1.95
9:38PM
1.82
10:10AM
1.94
10:17PM
1.79
10:50AM
1.92
10:57PM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:41PM
0.42
3:51AM
0.27
4:22PM
0.44
4:31AM
0.29
5:03PM
0.46
5:11AM
0.33
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:01-------6:01
Sunset---8:12-------8:13-------8:14----
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-----13------------
Temp. °C181818181918171618181818171614141717181817171717
Feels °C (?)171717192019171618181919151512131614161818171717
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