Whananaki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.51° S 174.47° E

Issued: 6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whananaki Beach sea temperature is

15.8°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whananaki Beach today (09 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki Beach at 9AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Evening (09 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 9							Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	157	153	125	119	116	95	93	91	76	74	74	84	52	52	52	52	55	61	62	59	58	58	56
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	ESE	E	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	SSW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross	glassy
High Tide		6:47AM1.90m					7:09PM2.03m				7:37AM1.97m				7:55PM2.05m				8:24AM2.03m				8:38PM2.05m
Low Tide				12:57PM0.27m					1:29AM0.19m				1:47PM0.24m				2:14AM0.14m				2:33PM0.23m


	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2
Temp °C	15	14	15	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	15	16	16	16	18	20	18	15	15
Feels °C	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	15	16	17	16	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	157	153	125	119	116	95	93	91	76	74	74	84	52	52	52	52	55	61	62	59	58	58	56
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 12	NNE 12	NE 12	NE 12	N 10	ESE 7	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 6	N 4	N 5
kJ	14	14	6	6	2	9	5	5	9	4	4	5	8	8	8	8	4	4	4	4	4	9	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	—	N 10	N 10	N 12	NE 11	N 10	N 10	NE 11	NNE 3	NNE 11	N 11	N 11	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 10	N 10	NNE 10	—	N 14	N 14	SE 6	NNE 10
kJ	2	—	2	2	3	5	2	2	5	1	11	2	2	11	10	2	2	10	—	4	4	2	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	NNE 3	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	3	3	3	4	7	8	6	6	9	23	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	4	5	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	3	3	82	82	148	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	13	14	14
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	The Box	Scott Point	Scott Point	Whananaki bar	The Box	The Box	The Box	Waipu River	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Mangawhai Heads	Mangawhai Heads	Taupo Bay	Taupo Bay	Henderson Bay	Henderson Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	4	5	5	1	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Scott Point Northland	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	9	5

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