Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 09 May 2026 NZST
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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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whananaki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki Beach at 4PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (09 May)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
4
3
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
1
E
10
1.4
E
9
1.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1230
1363
1597
2005
1915
1657
1420
1201
1096
847
713
573
447
380
308
254
254
194
191
180
139
196
341
373
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
W
15
NW
20
W
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
ENE
35
ENE
10
NNE
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:24PM1.61m
1:00AM1.75m
1:17PM1.59m
1:50AM1.75m
2:14PM1.60m
2:42AM1.78m
Low Tide
6:29AM0.57m
6:37PM0.48m
7:20AM0.58m
7:28PM0.51m
8:13AM0.55m
8:22PM0.52m
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:29
5:28
1
1
1
3
6
1
Temp °C
16
19
19
15
15
14
14
14
14
17
18
16
15
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
17
16
12
13
11
9
10
10
12
14
12
11
12
11
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
11
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
1
E
10
1.4
E
9
1.6
E
9
Energy kJ
1230
1363
1597
2005
1915
1657
1420
1201
1096
847
713
573
447
380
308
254
254
194
191
180
139
196
341
373
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.5
NNW
6
0.2
N
11
0.3
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
88
69
41
9
9
20
9
6
14
8
8
8
14
14
14
2
12
11
2
11
11
11
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
15
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
6
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
3
9
9
9
4
9
9
9
9
4
3
3
2
1
1
13
2
1
3
2
2
2
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.5
SW
3
0.4
NW
10
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
S
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
79
91
60
49
22
5
28
4
4
5
5
4
3
3
4
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
3
0
8
13
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
3
3
7
7
7
7
59
18
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
8
7
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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