Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 03 Oct 2025 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Whananaki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki Beach at 10AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s

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

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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)81110101010101212121211111111111111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)59181817301628436765636059383737372121202088
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:12AM
1.59
4:52PM
1.75
5:13AM
1.66
5:45PM
1.85
6:09AM
1.77
6:35PM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:27AM
0.50
11:10PM
0.55
11:25AM
0.43
12:04AM
0.42
12:19PM
0.34
12:54AM
0.28
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
Sunrise-6:56-------6:54-------6:54------
Sunset-----7:25-------7:27-------7:27--
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--11111-------22-1-221--
Temp. °C171617171816161716151618171513131112141414131111
Feels °C (?)161415141411121313121213121111867999877
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Whananaki Beach (light winds from the NNW at Whangarei Aero Automatic Weather Station 30 km from Whananaki Beach). 0.3m 10s swell from the E to make surfable waves.

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30 km away, 1 h 11 min ago

11 km/h
NNW
0.0
16.4
Air / Water (°C)
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