Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 25 Jul 2025 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
15.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whananaki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

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Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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 (?)
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.4
ESE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
NE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.9
NE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.2
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)101010555556666666777888899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)13716884757494104123180199207180152147142329258295652635710799947967
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:08AM
1.94
7:46PM
2.12
8:01AM
1.96
8:34PM
2.14
8:50AM
1.96
9:20PM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:25PM
0.12
2:03AM
0.26
2:15PM
0.10
2:52AM
0.23
3:03PM
0.12
3:38AM
0.22
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Sunrise7:22-------7:22-------7:22-------
Sunset--5:34-------5:34-------5:35-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131515151515151515151616151515151515151515161515
Feels °C (?)910109999991111121111111110101111101199
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent cross-onshore wind has turned cross-shore at Tauranga Bay (light winds from the ENE at Kerikeri Aero Automatic Weather Station 30 km from Tauranga Bay). 1.1m 5s windswell from the ENE with a 0.9m 10s swell from the ESE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

    Tauranga Bay
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30 km away, 52 min ago

19 km/h
ENE
0.0
15.7
Air / Water (°C)
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