Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 09 Jul 2025 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
16.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Whananaki bar this week:

The surf forecast for Whananaki bar over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 09) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 13s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Whananaki bar in the next 12 days are 1.7m 13s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 09) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 8s period and expected on Friday (Jul 11) at 6PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 9PM (Wed 9th Jul)4.5ft (1.3m) 13s
Best Surf 3AM (Thu 10th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 13s
Most Powerful 6PM (Wed 9th Jul)5.5ft (1.7m) 13s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Whananaki bar over the next 12 days.

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Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.7
ENE
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
1.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)9131312121212121212121212121112111111111010109910101010109991096
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)56616956006365585774033353804804033333222662572792692112171721031199879827877887367675811299113196
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
20
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
35
N
45
N
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
20
SSE
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
ESE
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:30PM
1.82
6:35AM
1.74
7:14PM
1.88
7:20AM
1.78
7:58PM
1.94
8:05AM
1.82
8:40PM
2.00
8:49AM
1.84
9:21PM
2.04
9:33AM
1.86
10:03PM
2.07
10:19AM
1.87
10:45PM
2.07
11:07AM
1.87
11:30PM
2.06
11:58AM
1.87
12:18AM
2.03
12:52PM
1.87
1:10AM
1.98
1:51PM
1.87
2:07AM
1.93
2:52PM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
0.38
12:39AM
0.54
12:52PM
0.33
1:25AM
0.49
1:37PM
0.27
2:10AM
0.43
2:20PM
0.23
2:54AM
0.38
3:03PM
0.20
3:38AM
0.33
3:46PM
0.20
4:22AM
0.28
4:30PM
0.21
5:07AM
0.25
5:16PM
0.24
5:54AM
0.22
6:06PM
0.29
6:43AM
0.22
7:00PM
0.35
7:36AM
0.22
7:58PM
0.40
8:33AM
0.23
9:01PM
0.43
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Sunrise7:31--7:30--7:30--7:30--7:28--7:28--7:28--7:28--7:28--7:26--7:26--7:26--
Sunset-5:22--5:23--5:23--5:24--5:25--5:25--5:27--5:27--5:28--5:29--5:29--5:30-
light rainlight rainrain showersthunderstorm light rainrain showersheavy rainheavy rainrain showersclearclearlight rainlight raincloudpart cloudclearclearclearcloudpart cloudpart cloudpart cloudcloudcloudpart cloudclearclearclearpart cloudclearclearpart cloudclearpart cloudrain showersrain showers
Rain (mm)
123353171912--31---------------------35
Temp. °C151515151517171615161714131412151512161514141514141413161713151512131413
Feels °C (?)101112121214129131214111112111111811101213141197813141214141010129

Short Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Long Range Forecast: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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Information about the Whananaki bar Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Whananaki bar provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Whananaki bar can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Whananaki bar surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Whananaki bar) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Whananaki bar is 27 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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