Whananaki Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.51° S 174.47° E

Whananaki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki Beach sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.0° 

Whananaki Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki Beach today (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki Beach at 3PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
29
12
22
25
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NW
20
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:21PM1.92m
00:37AM1.88m
1:21PM1.89m
1:39AM1.82m
2:26PM1.87m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.22m
6:34PM0.40m
7:01AM0.27m
7:35PM0.45m
8:02AM0.30m
8:42PM0.48m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
18
18
17
16
12
11
11
12
16
17
14
13
12
12
12
12
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
14
14
14
14
9
8
8
10
15
15
10
10
10
10
9
9
11
11
10
11
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