Whananaki Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.51° S 174.47° E

Whananaki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki Beach sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.4° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
14
14
13
12
12
26
25
25
11
10
10
9
9
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
WSW
10
NW
25
N
25
NNW
20
NW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
20
NNE
20
N
10
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
25
NNW
35
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:21AM1.77m
6:37PM1.90m
7:08AM1.89m
7:22PM1.98m
7:54AM2.00m
8:06PM2.04m
Low Tide
12:28PM0.42m
00:57AM0.27m
1:16PM0.34m
1:41AM0.16m
2:03PM0.27m
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clear
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Temp °C
12
12
13
15
16
17
15
15
14
14
16
16
17
17
15
15
13
13
16
17
17
17
15
Feels °C
11
11
12
11
11
13
12
13
12
12
15
12
12
15
12
13
11
11
14
11
10
12
11
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