Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 24 Jul 2025 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
15.8° C
(Which is 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: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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 (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
2
NE
Period(s) (?)1111111111101010101075555556666677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)200202163199192113102133131137945680809496114123147230281310338363
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:13AM
1.92
6:54PM
2.08
7:08AM
1.94
7:46PM
2.12
8:01AM
1.96
8:34PM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:32PM
0.14
1:10AM
0.31
1:25PM
0.12
2:03AM
0.26
2:15PM
0.10
2:52AM
0.23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Sunrise7:24-------7:22-------7:22-------
Sunset--5:32-------5:34-------5:34-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121414131313131313141514151415151516151515151515
Feels °C (?)101111111111111010111199899911101010101111
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  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-on wind has become light (light winds from the E at Whangarei Aero Automatic Weather Station 30 km from Whananaki Beach). A 1.1m groundswell from the ESE

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30 km away, 56 min ago

7 km/h
E
13.0
15.8
Air / Water (°C)
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