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Whakatane Heads surf break

Whakatane Heads surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 24 Jan 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Whakatane Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whakatane Heads sea temperature is
20.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whakatane Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Whakatane Heads at 10PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)--
Afternoon (24 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (24 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Whakatane Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Sat
01
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.8
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.7
N
2
N
2
N
2.1
N
2.2
N
2.3
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.4
NNW
1
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.7
NE
0.7
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.1
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
NE
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212129999567777888777969999999999945666599999999121215151588
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5857525049494949492928272610875191352422475529588408322197102537931303055414054405450192640941601316936292113131312191911111818222835
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
NNE
15
NE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
SW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:07PM
1.63
3:55AM
1.62
3:58PM
1.62
4:54AM
1.65
4:54PM
1.64
5:53AM
1.69
5:52PM
1.69
6:46AM
1.75
6:47PM
1.75
7:33AM
1.82
7:36PM
1.80
8:17AM
1.90
8:23PM
1.84
9:00AM
1.95
9:09PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:43PM
0.54
10:16AM
0.67
10:36PM
0.56
11:10AM
0.67
11:34PM
0.55
12:03PM
0.63
12:28AM
0.50
12:55PM
0.57
1:17AM
0.42
1:46PM
0.50
2:04AM
0.33
2:36PM
0.42
2:49AM
0.25
3:25PM
0.34
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Sat
01
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:16-------6:18-------6:18-------6:20-------6:20-------6:22------
Sunset-8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:29-------8:29-------8:28-------8:27-------8:25--
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)191920191718192020202018181717181818191920202324221413121212151716171616171616161718181514151819201917131110171718181817
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