Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Whananaki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki Beach at 4AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (07 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (07 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.9
NE
14
2.2
NE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.2
ENE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
315
330
402
421
505
493
439
419
419
429
456
456
519
573
598
599
599
471
1449
1623
1673
1775
1883
1500
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
30
NNE
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
SW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:43PM1.88m
10:52AM1.72m
11:26PM1.83m
11:36AM1.66m
00:12AM1.78m
12:24PM1.61m
Low Tide
4:56AM0.49m
5:06PM0.39m
5:41AM0.54m
5:50PM0.44m
6:29AM0.57m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
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7:03
7:03
7:05
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5:32
5:31
5:30
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
19
18
16
15
16
18
16
14
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
15
13
15
14
15
14
14
14
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
1.8
NE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.9
NE
14
2.2
NE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.4
NE
13
2.2
ENE
13
Energy kJ
315
330
402
421
4
4
439
419
419
429
456
456
12
12
598
599
599
471
1449
1623
1673
1775
1883
1500
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.8
NE
14
1.2
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
6
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.9
NNW
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
4
2
4
2
2
13
13
12
11
11
11
231
124
71
53
9
9
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
11
3
10
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.2
N
5
1
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.6
N
6
0.7
N
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.4
NW
6
Energy kJ
505
493
519
573
83
60
105
193
39
97
157
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
82
82
37
82
170
170
192
14
82
82
82
170
265
470
470
476
476
37
0
0
0
14
8
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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