Surf Forecast Surf Report

Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 16 May 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whananaki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki Beach at 10AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (16 May)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
0
0
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 (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
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
0.3
E
0.2
NNE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
1
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101010101010101010999999999111111111111114566688588996666896699999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)127127127969696717171686847474746452727262615151515141118181818181812375248332424232336461571111511659521822765686464444545464847
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
SW
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
5
S
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:33AM
1.79
10:06PM
1.91
10:13AM
1.76
10:48PM
1.88
10:56AM
1.72
11:32PM
1.86
11:43AM
1.69
12:19AM
1.85
12:36PM
1.67
1:10AM
1.86
1:34PM
1.68
2:04AM
1.88
2:36PM
1.73
3:01AM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:38AM
0.44
3:48PM
0.30
4:20AM
0.47
4:29PM
0.33
5:03AM
0.50
5:12PM
0.36
5:50AM
0.51
5:58PM
0.39
6:40AM
0.50
6:49PM
0.41
7:34AM
0.46
7:44PM
0.42
8:30AM
0.39
8:44PM
0.41
9:27AM
0.30
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise--7:09-------7:11-------7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-------7:16-
Sunset----5:24-------5:23-------5:23-------5:22-------5:22-------5:22-------5:21-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141415161817151515141517171718181818191918191917151414161614131212121315161514141414161616171616151515161717171717161818
Feels °C (?)1212131518171514141315151414151414141514131618161210101111997781010121112121113131314161414141313131414141413121313
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