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Whananaki bar Surf Photo: 'Easter 2017' by Frantik

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is

17.6° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NW	NW	ENE
	12 s	off	3 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 April at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whananaki bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NW	NNW	ENE	NNW
	12 s	off	4 s	12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 April at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whananaki bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NW	NW	ENE	NNW
	12 s	off	5 s	12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 April at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whananaki bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WNW	NNW	ENE	NNE
	12 s	off	4 s	12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 14 April at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whananaki bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NW	NW	ENE	NNW
	12 s	off	4 s	12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 April at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whananaki bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WNW	NW	ENE	N
	12 s	off	4 s	12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 April at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whananaki bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WNW	NW	ENE	N
	12 s	off	4 s	12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 April at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whananaki bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WNW	NW	ENE	NNW
	12 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 April at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whananaki bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WNW	NW	ENE	NNW
	12 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 April at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whananaki bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	W	NW	ENE	N
	13 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 April at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whananaki bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WSW	WNW	ENE	NW
	13 s	cross- off	3 s	13 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 April at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whananaki bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WNW	NW	ENE	N
	13 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 April at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whananaki bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WNW	NW	ENE	N
	13 s	off	5 s	13 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 April at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whananaki bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NW	NW	ENE
	13 s	off	4 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 April at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whananaki bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NW	NW	ENE
	13 s	off	4 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 April at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whananaki bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NW	NW	ENE
	12 s	off	3 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 April at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whananaki bar around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	NW	NNW	ENE
	12 s	off	3 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 April at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Whananaki bar around the time the photo was taken

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Whananaki bar Surf Photo: 'Easter 2017' by Frantik

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User: Frantik (1 photo)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:01 pm 15 Apr 2017