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Wharariki Beach surf Forecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 19 Mar 2024 NZDT
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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 16.4°C (Statistics for 19 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 17.6 °C max: 18.9 °C min: 15.7 °C)
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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 16.4°C (Statistics for 19 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 17.6 °C max: 18.9 °C min: 15.7 °C)


How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 10PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 19). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)--
Afternoon (19 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (19 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s

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

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Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
1
W
2
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
0.1
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
1
W
1.4
W
0.1
N
1.4
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
0.7
W
1.3
WNW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
2.5
NW
3.5
WNW
3
NW
1.9
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)121818121212121212111515151418181716161615151514121213131313131212201313121212141418131313571571414141313137891616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)50292929282828272625403969699897211185181240216267209384121312541070987759663483437504816316315114615140571466732191661522032151762031982432292192266251425135619042269
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
5
NE
5
WNW
10
SW
5
S
0
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
25
NNE
35
WSW
30
W
20
NW
5
S
20
SE
25
SE
10
S
10
W
20
WNW
35
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
S
10
WNW
40
W
45
W
35
W
25
W
35
WNW
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
crosscross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02PM
2.33
7:41AM
2.48
8:16PM
2.42
8:43AM
2.60
9:10PM
2.57
9:30AM
2.76
9:51PM
2.74
10:08AM
2.92
10:27PM
2.89
10:41AM
3.05
11:00PM
3.02
11:13AM
3.15
11:31PM
3.11
11:44AM
3.20
12:01AM
3.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:15AM
1.03
2:01PM
0.98
2:24AM
0.92
2:59PM
0.82
3:15AM
0.76
3:43PM
0.64
3:56AM
0.59
4:19PM
0.47
4:32AM
0.44
4:52PM
0.33
5:05AM
0.33
5:24PM
0.23
5:37AM
0.26
5:55PM
0.18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
Sunrise------7:31-------7:33-------7:33-------7:35-------7:35-------7:37-------7:37-----
Sunset-7:42-------7:39-------7:38-------7:37-------7:35-------7:34-------7:31-------7:30--
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Rain (mm)
1--------------------29-22------------------11--------124137-
Temp. °C131313131312121212121212121212131414141515161416141514141414151516161413141414151615151517171717181717171717171718171717
Feels °C (?)8787888910111011121110989101112137101114111013121198899121314138781012101111131313131211121212131314

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