Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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 4PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)111111111114141414141413131313121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)242323231216163736396359575554504948282827262512
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------
Sunset--5:55-------5:54-------5:53-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------------------11362
Temp. °C171818171514151415181818161516171819191919191918
Feels °C (?)141514131211121113161616141314131314141414141414
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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