Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whananaki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki Beach at 6AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
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 (?)
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
3
ENE
4
ENE
4
ENE
Period(s) (?)981212556667777777888888910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)585750554186107115145209248273293335404440501550558650700122923653284
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
35
E
40
E
45
E
45
ENE
45
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:00PM
2.14
11:15AM
2.12
11:48PM
2.12
12:05PM
2.04
12:41AM
2.06
12:59PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:12AM
0.16
5:35PM
0.04
6:02AM
0.21
6:24PM
0.10
6:56AM
0.29
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----7:26-------7:26-------7:28---
Sunset-------7:30-------7:29-------7:27
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--1121---------1--131425
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Feels °C (?)202021181816161514141414141414141516151413131313
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