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Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Whananaki Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Whananaki Beach at 5AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whananaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
133 | 279 | 355 | 235 | 264 | 253 | 304 | 277 | 135 | 106 | 220 | 185 | 185 | 181 | 215 | 413 | 770 | 771 | 744 | 293 | 304 | 223 | 277 | 260 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 2:42AM1.78m | 3:13PM1.65m | 3:35AM1.83m | 4:10PM1.74m | 4:27AM1.89m | 5:05PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.52m | 9:06AM0.48m | 9:19PM0.50m | 9:59AM0.39m | 10:16PM0.45m | 10:51AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | N 10 |
133 | 279 | 355 | 235 | 264 | 253 | 304 | 277 | 135 | 106 | 220 | 185 | 185 | 181 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 287 | 304 | 223 | 277 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 11 | N 10 | E 11 | N 10 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 9 | N 13 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 158 | 127 | 98 | 9 | 9 | 113 | 103 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 12 | N 10 | N 10 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | E 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 215 | 413 | 770 | 771 | 744 | 293 | 183 | 105 | 127 | 260 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 23 | 126 | 108 | 130 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 126 | 126 | 82 |
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