Whananaki Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.51° S 174.47° E

Whananaki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki Beach sea temperature is
15.9° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (15 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (15 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
1.1
ESE
7
1.6
SE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
92
110
108
108
105
155
140
217
186
154
150
113
88
63
60
42
45
32
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:31PM2.25m
8:52AM2.07m
9:18PM2.23m
9:41AM2.06m
Low Tide
2:50AM0.08m
3:04PM0.04m
3:37AM0.07m
3:51PM0.10m
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
8
6
2
5
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
12
9
Feels °C
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
13
13
8
7
8
7
7
8
8
8
7
5
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