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Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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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
19.6° 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 6AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whananaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the E by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
25 | 33 | 33 | 55 | 55 | 58 | 74 | 147 | 163 | 163 | 182 | 161 | 138 | 138 | 101 | 99 | 149 | 223 | 645 | 914 | 948 | 790 | 497 | 427 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 5:21AM1.90m | 5:54PM1.84m | 6:07AM1.90m | 6:39PM1.90m | 6:50AM1.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.41m | 11:42AM0.30m | 00:01AM0.40m | 12:26PM0.26m | 00:47AM0.38m | 1:07PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | N 11 | NE 8 | N 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
11 | 26 | 10 | 39 | 55 | 58 | 74 | 147 | 163 | 163 | 182 | 161 | 138 | 138 | 101 | 99 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 75 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 7 | N 11 | E 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 13 | N 12 | N 11 | NNE 13 | N 11 | NE 13 | N 11 | N 11 |
2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | NE 8 | NE 16 | N 11 | NE 16 | N 14 | NE 16 | N 14 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 16 | N 16 | NNE 13 | N 16 | NE 13 | NE 12 |
5 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
25 | 33 | 33 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 149 | 223 | 645 | 914 | 948 | 790 | 497 | 427 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 126 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 |
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