Whananaki bar Surf Break

Whananaki bar Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Issued: 5 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
16.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

Whananaki bar surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 4 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 4 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period, E swell with 833 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 4 Jul, 12AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with E swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Whananaki bar this week:

The surf forecast for Whananaki bar over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Whananaki bar in the next 16 days are 1.7m 12s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 04) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 05) at 3AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12AM (Sat 4th Jul)5ft (1.6m) 12s
Best Surf12AM (Sat 4th Jul)5ft (1.6m) 12s
Most Powerful12PM (Sat 4th Jul)5.5ft (1.7m) 12s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
11
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
496
784
762
638
485
326
385
242
164
131
131
100
102
102
96
140
153
139
112
110
106
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
NW
5
W
20
NNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
N
15
ENE
30
SSE
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
25
S
Wind State
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:54PM1.95m
10:05AM1.76m
10:33PM1.94m
10:47AM1.75m
11:11PM1.93m
11:31AM1.74m
11:52PM1.91m
12:18PM1.74m
00:35AM1.90m
1:09PM1.76m
1:24AM1.88m
2:05PM1.79m
2:19AM1.88m
Low Tide
4:10AM0.41m
4:16PM0.31m
4:51AM0.40m
4:56PM0.34m
5:32AM0.38m
5:38PM0.38m
6:15AM0.36m
6:24PM0.42m
7:01AM0.34m
7:15PM0.45m
7:51AM0.31m
8:11PM0.47m
8:46AM0.28m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
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—
—
7:31
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:31
—
—
7:30
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5:20
—
—
5:21
—
—
5:21
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:22
—
5:23
 mm
—
2
—
—
7
—
1
8
—
1
—
3
4
4
—
1
—
—
2
3
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
12
11
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
14
15
11
13
Feels °C
12
12
10
10
8
13
11
10
6
5
7
10
10
7
9
8
7
10
13
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
11
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
N
6
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
496
784
762
638
485
326
385
242
164
131
131
35
102
102
96
140
153
139
112
110
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
5
—
0.8
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.7
E
10
0.6
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
N
9
0.1
NW
5
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
2
2
4
2
25
18
—
40
11
3
3
100
25
14
11
1
1
5
2
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
—
—
—
0.1
N
10
0.5
N
6
—
—
0.4
NE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
7
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
2
—
—
—
2
16
—
—
8
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NNW
5
—
0.8
NNW
6
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
NW
6
0.7
N
6
1.1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
S
4
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
S
2
0.8
SE
5
Energy kJ
—
—
—
21
66
—
34
2
2
16
31
96
62
12
9
5
1
2
6
1
34
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
82
0
37
467
14
0
0
74
9
14
0
152
153
59
3
7
7
3
3
3
59
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(10 max)
2
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3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
9
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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(10 max)
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