Whananaki Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.51° S 174.47° E

Whananaki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki Beach sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.9° 

Whananaki Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki Beach today (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki Beach at 11AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
61
61
59
58
58
56
55
55
56
59
58
64
32
21
21
44
45
45
47
53
55
55
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
N
5
NNW
5
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
0
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:24AM2.03m
8:38PM2.05m
9:07AM2.05m
9:20PM2.02m
9:48AM2.05m
10:00PM1.98m
Low Tide
2:14AM0.14m
2:33PM0.23m
2:55AM0.12m
3:17PM0.24m
3:35AM0.13m
3:59PM0.27m
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6:46
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7:32
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7:34
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1
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Temp °C
16
16
18
21
22
20
18
17
16
16
16
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
15
15
17
19
21
19
17
16
15
16
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
14
16
15
15
16
17
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