Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 12 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 2.1°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 5AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (12 Nov)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (12 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
1
E
1.2
ENE
1.9
NE
2.5
NE
2
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.1
NNE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)9111111115567788888778888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2440414243438026964742935932814314210779548179105105113116113
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
SW
5
SSE
15
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
NE
45
NNE
35
NNW
30
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
1.87
1:39PM
2.02
2:05AM
1.78
2:39PM
1.93
3:09AM
1.72
3:39PM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:17AM
0.23
8:02PM
0.36
8:17AM
0.34
9:03PM
0.40
9:18AM
0.42
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Sunrise---6:09-------6:09-------6:07----
Sunset-------8:01-------8:02-------8:04
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-----69141----24412---11-
Temp. °C181616171817171818171716181818151515141317192118
Feels °C (?)171616161515141214131515171717131414121115171913
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