Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 10 May 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
19.2° 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 5PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (10 May)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (10 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
1
E
10
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1096
847
713
573
447
380
308
254
210
194
191
144
139
198
250
327
302
298
314
159
131
257
172
165
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:17PM1.59m
1:50AM1.75m
2:14PM1.60m
2:42AM1.78m
3:13PM1.65m
3:35AM1.83m
Low Tide
7:20AM0.58m
7:28PM0.51m
8:13AM0.55m
8:22PM0.52m
9:06AM0.48m
9:19PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:29
5:28
5:28
Temp °C
15
18
18
16
16
16
15
15
15
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
11
14
13
12
12
13
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
13
12
12
15
14
14
14
14
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
1
E
10
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
7
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
Energy kJ
1096
847
713
573
447
380
308
254
210
194
191
144
139
198
250
327
302
298
314
159
131
257
172
165
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
6
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ENE
10
1.1
ESE
8
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.2
N
11
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
14
8
8
8
14
14
14
13
12
11
3
11
11
76
167
167
133
104
9
113
86
9
9
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
12
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
E
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
N
10
Energy kJ
9
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
12
2
2
2
2
11
10
10
10
9
12
9
9
9
6
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
10
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
5
Energy kJ
28
3
6
6
5
4
5
5
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
3
3
13
3
3
3
3
7
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
5
5
8
8
6
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
9
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
4
5
4
8
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
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