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Whananaki Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
20.0° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Whananaki Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Whananaki Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (May 01) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Whananaki Beach in the next 16 days are 2.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (May 01) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 14s period and expected on Sunday (Apr 26) at 9PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9PM (Fri 1st May)3ft (0.9m) 8s
Best Surf 9PM (Fri 1st May)3ft (0.9m) 8s
Most Powerful12AM (Fri 1st May)7ft (2.1m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Whananaki Beach over the next 16 days.

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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
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)
1.9
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
E
8
1.1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.6
E
5
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
E
7
2.1
E
8
1.5
ESE
8
1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
331
132
102
48
40
34
25
13
6
6
91
44
19
29
49
67
46
54
597
234
97
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
ESE
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
0
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
30
ESE
30
E
20
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:28AM1.98m
1:54PM1.78m
2:32AM1.93m
3:01PM1.74m
3:33AM1.90m
4:05PM1.75m
4:30AM1.90m
5:03PM1.79m
5:21AM1.90m
5:54PM1.84m
6:07AM1.90m
6:39PM1.90m
6:50AM1.90m
Low Tide
7:50AM0.38m
8:08PM0.34m
8:55AM0.40m
9:12PM0.39m
9:57AM0.38m
10:14PM0.41m
10:53AM0.35m
11:10PM0.41m
11:42AM0.30m
00:01AM0.40m
12:26PM0.26m
00:47AM0.38m
1:07PM0.24m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
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—
6:54
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:54
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:56
—
—
6:58
—
—
6:58
—
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—
—
5:45
—
—
5:44
—
—
5:43
—
—
5:42
—
—
5:40
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:38
 mm
16
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
Temp °C
17
17
17
15
16
18
16
18
17
17
18
18
17
18
19
15
17
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
11
13
13
13
14
17
13
14
14
14
16
17
17
17
17
13
13
12
11
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.6
E
5
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
10
0.2
NNE
13
1.1
ESE
8
1
E
7
Energy kJ
2
132
89
48
40
34
25
13
6
3
60
44
19
29
49
67
46
23
17
143
97
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
NE
7
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
1.1
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
Energy kJ
4
5
8
7
5
6
6
6
6
6
11
11
9
10
5
10
11
11
12
154
78
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
14
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
17
0.2
N
17
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
—
2
2
5
4
16
15
14
13
12
23
22
26
10
10
21
21
7
5
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
7
—
1.2
E
6
—
—
—
—
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
4
0.2
SSE
3
1.1
E
6
—
—
—
—
0.3
SW
2
0.4
S
3
0.7
E
7
2.1
E
8
1.5
ESE
8
—
Energy kJ
331
—
102
—
—
—
—
5
6
1
91
—
—
—
—
1
3
54
597
234
—
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Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
4
1
Distance (km)
148
58
60
3
7
11
7
126
126
82
60
58
7
7
3
3
3
126
82
82
11
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
5
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3
4
3
5
4
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4
3
3
5
3
3
4
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5
9
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
8
6
6
5
6
7
9
5
6
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5
9
7
7
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Whananaki Beach is 28 km (17 miles) from the city of Whangarei. If you plan a holiday in Northland, look for hotels and other accommodation in Whangarei. Whangarei has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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