Whananaki Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.51° S 174.47° E

Whananaki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki Beach sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.7° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki Beach at 9AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
9 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)
1
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
80
116
126
102
116
86
54
16
13
21
28
24
25
26
27
19
18
15
15
15
9
21
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
5
E
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:51AM1.85m
00:06AM1.93m
12:42PM1.84m
00:57AM1.89m
1:39PM1.84m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.26m
5:59PM0.38m
6:30AM0.27m
6:50PM0.42m
7:22AM0.28m
7:49PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
7
9
11
10
9
9
8
8
7
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
11
11
10
Feels °C
0
-1
-1
2
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
6
7
8
6
6
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
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