Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 14 Oct 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.0°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: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
NE
0.2
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
Period(s) (?)999999996610101010101010107118888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43432828282817171212181920191919222091111999
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:59PM
1.98
2:22AM
1.79
3:04PM
1.91
3:30AM
1.73
4:09PM
1.87
4:37AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:36AM
0.24
8:19PM
0.40
8:39AM
0.33
9:25PM
0.45
9:44AM
0.39
10:31PM
0.46
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-------6:39-------6:39-------6:37
Sunset---7:35-------7:36-------7:37----
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
113---------------------
Temp. °C171720171413121114171715121111111520201613121212
Feels °C (?)14121612101087913121098891218151211101010
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-shore wind at Tauranga Bay have swung cross-off (fresh winds from the W at Kerikeri Aero Automatic Weather Station 30 km from Tauranga Bay). 1.8m 6s windswell from the NW with a 0.6m 6s windswell from the NNW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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30 km away, 43 min ago

28 km/h
W
0.0
16.5
Air / Water (°C)
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