Whananaki Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.51° S 174.47° E

Whananaki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki Beach sea temperature is
16.2° C
0.8° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki Beach at 7AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
14
0.7
E
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
176
178
173
162
162
218
222
222
222
225
225
222
225
242
246
229
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:17AM1.66m
6:00PM1.77m
6:07AM1.69m
6:46PM1.83m
Low Tide
11:18PM0.63m
11:34AM0.43m
00:09AM0.59m
12:22PM0.39m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
10
9
10
12
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
7
7
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
7
9
8
7
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