Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today (06 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 10PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tue 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NNW 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
393 | 287 | 337 | 505 | 539 | 685 | 492 | 382 | 334 | 484 | 482 | 2800 | 3380 | 3851 | 4066 | 4281 | 3808 | 3630 | 1009 | 1144 | 1301 | 1688 | 2829 | 2761 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:10AM2.79m | 2:36PM2.60m | 2:59AM2.75m | 3:30PM2.58m | 3:53AM2.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57PM0.68m | 8:30AM0.69m | 8:45PM0.74m | 9:22AM0.69m | 9:40PM0.77m | 10:18AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 20 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
393 | 287 | 261 | 236 | 203 | 148 | 492 | 382 | 90 | 68 | 482 | 68 | 41 | 28 | 18 | 78 | 58 | 57 | 1009 | 1144 | 1301 | 1688 | 2829 | 2761 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | WNW 10 | W 18 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | W 22 | W 21 | NW 9 | WNW 19 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 9 | ESE 5 | E 22 |
27 | 123 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 115 | 98 | 85 | 218 | 68 | 37 | 41 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 54 | 52 | 52 | 431 | 7 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | ESE 4 | W 18 | W 17 | W 18 | W 18 | W 24 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NW 11 | — | — | — | E 22 | — |
— | 27 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | — | — | — | 10 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — |
369 | 194 | 337 | 505 | 539 | 685 | — | — | 334 | 484 | 412 | 2800 | 3380 | 3851 | 4066 | 4281 | 3808 | 3630 | 836 | 891 | 716 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 93 | 194 | 97 | 95 | 97 | 4 | 0 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 188 | 98 | 98 | 0 | 0 | 111 |
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