Whananaki Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.51° S 174.47° E

Whananaki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki Beach sea temperature is
16.9°C
1.1° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki Beach at 4PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
27
26
26
27
27
28
28
28
27
25
25
25
72
71
69
65
59
58
58
29
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
E
10
NNW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
3:17PM1.68m
3:38AM1.55m
4:12PM1.70m
4:37AM1.59m
5:04PM1.75m
Low Tide
8:50AM0.56m
9:35PM0.63m
9:47AM0.56m
10:31PM0.58m
10:44AM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:39
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7:40
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Temp °C
12
14
14
15
13
12
12
11
14
16
15
15
12
12
11
12
14
18
16
16
12
Feels °C
10
12
11
13
11
10
10
8
12
14
12
13
9
10
8
9
11
16
14
13
9
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