Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 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
20.9° 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 6AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
3
3
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NNE
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.8
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.8
NE
2
NE
Period(s) (?)99999999991010161616151514141514141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)110180177577570765167060653949245546416641913186617491349115810619701010121011961387
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
30
NNE
20
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
NNE
15
N
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:09PM
1.87
11:20AM
1.74
11:53PM
1.79
12:04PM
1.66
12:42AM
1.73
12:54PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
0.48
5:34PM
0.40
6:06AM
0.56
6:20PM
0.47
6:55AM
0.62
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise----6:39-------6:41-------6:41---
Sunset-------6:07-------6:06-------6:04
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
2231---------------1----
Temp. °C202021202021212118181717182019191918181919191919
Feels °C (?)161720212222212318181717182018202018181917171616
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