Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whananaki Beach today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whananaki Beach at 11PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whananaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 123 | 250 | 238 | 137 | 90 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:55PM1.90m | 11:26AM1.89m | 11:38PM1.79m | 12:12PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10AM0.28m | 5:35PM0.44m | 5:54AM0.37m | 6:22PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 123 | 250 | 238 | 137 | 90 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 12 | NNW 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 69 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 6 | NNW 3 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 50 | 86 | 95 | 83 | 225 | 270 | 191 | 24 | 37 | 36 | 52 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 192 | 23 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 437 | 437 | 152 | 82 | 82 | 90 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 60 | 70 | 169 | 281 |
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