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Wharariki Beach surf break

Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 03 Jan 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wharariki Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Wharariki Beach sea temperature is
18.9° C
 (Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 8PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jan)--
Afternoon (03 Jan)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (03 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Hourly12 Days
Nelson – West Coast Surf
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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.1
W
1.6
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.7
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1.5
W
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.6
W
1.3
W
1.6
WNW
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.4
WSW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)1611121212121212171616161616151414141414141413131318181613151414142424131356881010111111111111101091212111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)23599911780191117211448133311902100600123739138738234870169168268258156543617334528410198129892122682648181111125582138282282401529689673698607467403338254194113177461258986858382
Wind
(km/h)
45
W
35
WSW
20
S
20
W
15
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
20
N
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
NNW
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
SE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WSW
15
W
30
WNW
35
W
50
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
35
W
35
WNW
45
W
45
WSW
15
SW
40
ENE
35
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
N
15
N
10
N
5
N
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		oncrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossononononcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
1:37AM
3.07
1:59PM
3.26
2:23AM
3.02
2:45PM
3.19
3:13AM
2.94
3:35PM
3.08
4:08AM
2.85
4:31PM
2.95
5:09AM
2.78
5:34PM
2.84
6:16AM
2.75
6:44PM
2.78
7:26AM
2.79
7:54PM
2.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:47AM
0.23
8:18PM
0.22
8:33AM
0.30
9:06PM
0.28
9:23AM
0.41
9:58PM
0.36
10:19AM
0.53
10:55PM
0.46
11:21AM
0.63
11:59PM
0.54
12:31PM
0.69
1:06AM
0.57
1:42PM
0.67
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:05-------6:05-------6:07-------6:07-------6:09-------6:09------
Sunset-9:02-------9:02-------9:02-------9:01-------9:01-------9:01-------9:01-------9:01--
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Rain (mm)
--2--------21231-----------------------1---2-------1--------
Temp. °C171715161516161717171614141313131414151514141515161717161615161718181817171818181817141313131414131414131314151515161615
Feels °C (?)910111312151413131213998791111121211131312131515141414141212101189121411101576891111101111111112131212141413
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