Surf Forecast Surf Report
Whakatane Heads surf break

Whakatane Heads surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 25 Feb 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
22.2° C
(Which is 1.6°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 9AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (25 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (25 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
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 (?)
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.6
N
0.9
NNW
1
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
Period(s) (?)1414141413111111111414141415151515151413131312121111151414141414141413131312121212121211111010101111101010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)134949493921191191231142102473045296578691092120011371075849713498508341193186165346400487593593684617590572473437362353287282216119825149697899110148160157157157160157125117
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
0
SSE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
0
ENE
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
E
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
0
NNW
0
WNW
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NW
0
NW
5
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
SSE
10
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffglassononcross-
on
glassoffglassglassglassonononglassglassglassglassglassonononononglassglassglassononononglassglassglasscross-
on
ononononglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:15AM
1.67
5:17PM
1.68
6:11AM
1.75
6:13PM
1.73
7:00AM
1.85
7:05PM
1.78
7:44AM
1.93
7:56PM
1.82
8:28AM
1.98
8:46PM
1.86
9:15AM
1.98
9:36PM
1.90
10:04AM
1.95
10:27PM
1.91
10:57AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:29AM
0.58
11:53PM
0.46
12:24PM
0.51
12:43AM
0.37
1:18PM
0.42
1:31AM
0.28
2:10PM
0.32
2:20AM
0.21
2:59PM
0.21
3:11AM
0.17
3:48PM
0.14
4:03AM
0.16
4:36PM
0.10
4:56AM
0.17
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Sunrise-6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58--
Sunset-----7:58-------7:57-------7:54-------7:53-------7:52-------7:51-------7:50------
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