Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 07 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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whananaki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki Beach at 5PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (07 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (07 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.9
NE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
2
ENE
14
2.2
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.5
NE
13
2.5
NE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
449
439
419
419
390
456
456
456
586
660
587
541
576
471
1465
1752
1915
2241
2174
1674
1412
1080
919
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
W
40
WNW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:52AM1.72m
11:26PM1.83m
11:36AM1.66m
00:12AM1.78m
12:24PM1.61m
1:00AM1.75m
Low Tide
5:06PM0.39m
5:41AM0.54m
5:50PM0.44m
6:29AM0.57m
6:37PM0.48m
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
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7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
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5:32
5:31
5:30
5:30
1
6
1
1
2
Temp °C
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
16
16
18
17
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
15
13
17
15
15
15
13
11
7
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
2
ENE
14
2.2
ENE
13
2.4
ENE
13
2.5
NE
13
2.5
NE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
Energy kJ
505
449
439
419
419
390
456
456
12
12
11
587
541
576
471
1465
1752
1915
2241
2174
1674
1412
1080
919
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.7
NE
13
1.3
N
6
1
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.5
N
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
4
4
4
2
2
13
13
12
11
11
11
168
128
78
51
37
9
9
9
20
8
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.9
NE
14
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
15
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
2
2
4
3
322
11
10
9
4
9
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.9
NE
10
1
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.7
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
7
1
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
Energy kJ
456
586
660
54
105
134
219
77
78
139
65
20
17
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
148
170
192
37
82
82
82
82
437
470
470
470
470
108
0
0
0
0
0
8
53
13
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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