Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 23 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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.0°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 1PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (23 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (23 May)8ft (2.5m)10s

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 Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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)
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2
NNE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.1
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
3
NE
9
3.5
ENE
9
3.5
NE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
844
943
951
937
733
1292
1319
848
831
1696
1879
2069
1939
2128
2284
2284
2146
2151
2162
2119
1224
1224
1797
1601
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:11AM2.11m
12:35PM1.86m
1:09AM2.03m
1:38PM1.79m
2:07AM1.95m
2:40PM1.76m
Low Tide
6:33AM0.27m
6:47PM0.25m
7:32AM0.31m
7:47PM0.34m
8:31AM0.34m
8:46PM0.42m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:20
5:20
5:19
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
13
12
14
14
14
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
2
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
2
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
2.1
NNE
10
0.8
N
11
2.5
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
2
NNE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
107
158
733
688
748
848
831
149
1224
1224
832
788
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.5
N
11
0.6
N
10
Energy kJ
2
11
24
61
80
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2.5
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
1.9
ENE
9
2
E
9
3
NE
9
3.5
ENE
9
3.5
NE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
844
943
951
937
477
1292
1319
639
705
1696
1879
2069
1939
2128
2284
2284
2146
2151
2162
2119
520
470
1797
1601
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
82
82
82
82
82
130
130
130
130
148
148
148
148
148
134
134
148
134
130
130
130
130
130
130
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
5
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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