Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 13 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
18.9° C
(Which is 2.0°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: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (13 Nov)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (13 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NE
1.4
NNE
1.2
NNE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
NE
0.7
E
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)8877788888888888889999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25521313846424858116138116116119122764650115116150164168207211216
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:39PM
1.93
3:09AM
1.72
3:39PM
1.87
4:13AM
1.70
4:35PM
1.83
5:11AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:17AM
0.34
9:03PM
0.40
9:18AM
0.42
10:03PM
0.42
10:18AM
0.48
10:59PM
0.41
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07
Sunset---8:02-------8:04-------8:05----
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---2-----1--------21----
Temp. °C191818161514131317182118151413141921181915141312
Feels °C (?)171315151412111114131714131211121617161711121110
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