Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 13 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 11AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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
Sun
16
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NNE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
NE
0.7
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.9
ENE
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)888877788888888888899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47331325522914243424858146138113119122637866109144120162166202207
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
30
N
20
NNW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:05AM
1.78
2:39PM
1.93
3:09AM
1.72
3:39PM
1.87
4:13AM
1.70
4:35PM
1.83
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
Sun
16
Sunrise-6:09-------6:07-------6:07------
Sunset-----8:02-------8:04-------8:05--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----21----1--------3---
Temp. °C161619181816151413131718211915131314192116181515
Feels °C (?)131517131416141211111514171513111012161716171212
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