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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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Whananaki Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Whananaki Beach at 6AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Whananaki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
104 | 131 | 362 | 649 | 746 | 692 | 547 | 472 | 517 | 442 | 388 | 214 | 176 | 143 | 191 | 226 | 238 | 298 | 264 | 264 | 237 | 226 | 181 | 218 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:39PM1.90m | 6:50AM1.90m | 7:21PM1.94m | 7:31AM1.90m | 8:02PM1.97m | 8:11AM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:47AM0.38m | 1:07PM0.24m | 1:30AM0.37m | 1:46PM0.22m | 2:11AM0.37m | 2:24PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | |
— | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | N 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | N 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
104 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 91 | 65 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 115 | 121 | 143 | 191 | 226 | 238 | 298 | 264 | 264 | 237 | 226 | 181 | 218 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NNE 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | ESE 7 | N 13 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
11 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | N 10 | N 16 | N 16 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 10 | NE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
17 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — |
21 | 131 | 362 | 649 | 746 | 692 | 547 | 472 | 517 | 442 | 388 | 214 | 176 | 121 | 82 | 53 | 53 | 19 | 79 | 72 | 57 | 48 | 46 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 108 | 126 | 126 | 82 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 126 | 148 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 126 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 60 | 82 | 82 | 130 | 82 |
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