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Whakatane Heads surf break

Whakatane Heads surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 11 Apr 2025 NZST
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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
20.7° C
 (Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whakatane Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Whakatane Heads at 12AM is: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

Hourly12 Days
Bay of Plenty Surf
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Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
6
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
2
NE
2.3
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
4.5
NE
5.5
NE
6
NNE
6
NNE
5.5
NNE
5.5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
4.5
NNE
4.5
NNE
4
NNE
3.5
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.2
NNE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)201919778810109999999999999888888888778889101111111111111111111111111010101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)7574719910212315024630732733833034933635935944754949748639335434633029728926130626824128130928943565510651927397271237921832674997184558054726041514642933453257321291768149212751019922499446361343
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
N
10
N
5
N
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
SE
5
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
50
ENE
45
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		offoffoffglassononcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:17AM
1.65
6:44PM
1.66
6:57AM
1.65
7:26PM
1.68
7:35AM
1.65
8:05PM
1.69
8:14AM
1.64
8:42PM
1.70
8:52AM
1.63
9:19PM
1.71
9:33AM
1.62
9:58PM
1.70
10:13AM
1.61
10:39PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:19AM
0.39
12:49PM
0.33
1:03AM
0.37
1:30PM
0.30
1:45AM
0.36
2:08PM
0.28
2:24AM
0.37
2:44PM
0.28
3:02AM
0.39
3:19PM
0.31
3:41AM
0.41
3:55PM
0.35
4:21AM
0.45
4:33PM
0.40
5:04AM
0.49
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunrise----6:35-------6:35-------6:37-------6:37-------6:39-------6:39-------6:39-------
Sunset------5:49-------5:47-------5:45-------5:45-------5:44-------5:42-------5:40-----
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Rain (mm)
----------------------------------113461325252223814109994153232-1-
Temp. °C171514141519181716151514151920181616171718182020191918181617161515151414151717181718181918181819202020192020191918171616
Feels °C (?)171412131418161716141310111516151414151517192121202018181111109998891314151312131311111114161720181818161617161515
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