Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 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 1PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)6.5ft (2.0m)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

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
10
1.8
NE
13
2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
1.4
E
10
2.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
471
1094
1338
1363
1597
2005
1915
1726
1481
1240
1096
939
713
573
469
380
308
303
254
194
191
177
402
742
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
W
10
NW
15
W
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
00:12AM1.78m
12:24PM1.61m
1:00AM1.75m
1:17PM1.59m
1:50AM1.75m
2:14PM1.60m
Low Tide
6:29AM0.57m
6:37PM0.48m
7:20AM0.58m
7:28PM0.51m
8:13AM0.55m
8:22PM0.52m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
<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
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
16
19
19
15
15
14
14
14
14
18
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
16
16
16
15
16
14
14
17
16
13
13
12
9
10
10
14
14
12
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
7
1.8
NE
13
2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2.2
ENE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
2
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.3
E
8
Energy kJ
205
1094
1338
1363
1597
2005
1915
1726
1481
1240
1096
939
713
573
469
380
308
303
254
194
191
177
173
191
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
10
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.5
N
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
13
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
1
E
10
Energy kJ
471
131
88
69
41
9
9
18
19
9
9
4
8
8
2
14
3
2
12
11
3
11
11
196
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
S
5
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNW
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
12
Energy kJ
295
3
3
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
3
3
3
2
14
13
2
14
2
2
2
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.4
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.3
NW
10
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
S
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
4
1.4
E
10
2.4
E
8
Energy kJ
360
79
11
15
17
3
3
3
3
2
2
7
6
2
3
402
742
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
Distance (km)
8
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
7
3
3
3
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
59
59
59
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
7
7
6
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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