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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 19 Apr 2024 NZST
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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 16.5°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 16.4 °C max: 17.6 °C min: 14.9 °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 16.5°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 16.4 °C max: 17.6 °C min: 14.9 °C)


How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)141414141414131313131313131313131314141414141414141414141414141416161616151414141414141414171616161616161615151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)71523624632031530228928428027626826821221221521922924624623617917918118418418118437737237230861711631289127312411102931813203203192181184243716628728612605494482476452428422338333253246
Wind
(km/h)
40
W
30
W
20
WSW
10
SSE
10
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
10
SE
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SW
0
W
5
W
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
35
WSW
25
SW
5
SE
10
E
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
45
W
45
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
45
WSW
50
W
40
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
20
NW
0
WSW
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
offcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:32PM
2.54
7:49AM
2.71
8:15PM
2.70
8:29AM
2.85
8:52PM
2.86
9:04AM
2.97
9:26PM
2.99
9:38AM
3.06
9:59PM
3.09
10:11AM
3.11
10:31PM
3.15
10:44AM
3.12
11:05PM
3.16
11:19AM
3.09
11:39PM
3.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:37AM
0.81
2:04PM
0.65
2:19AM
0.66
2:42PM
0.49
2:57AM
0.52
3:16PM
0.36
3:32AM
0.41
3:49PM
0.27
4:06AM
0.33
4:22PM
0.23
4:40AM
0.31
4:56PM
0.23
5:15AM
0.32
5:30PM
0.28
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
Sunrise------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------7:09-------7:09-----
Sunset5:52-------5:51-------5:49-------5:47-------5:46-------5:45-------5:44-------5:43---
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Rain (mm)
-------------------------------------------------111122321341
Temp. °C141514131414141414151413131212141515141314141415151515141313131413131413131414161615151516161616161617171717171717151515
Feels °C (?)699101198811121211111010131414119791313131312977554344457111210101011111111111313111211121211121615

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