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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 22 Sep 2023 NZST
Forecast update in  hr  min  s 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 13.3°C (Statistics for 22 Sep 1981-2005 - mean: 13.2 °C max: 14.6 °C min: 11.9 °C)
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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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 13.3°C (Statistics for 22 Sep 1981-2005 - mean: 13.2 °C max: 14.6 °C min: 11.9 °C)


How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 2AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 2.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (23 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (23 Sep)5ft (1.5m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
0
0
0
3
4
4
1
1
3
3
2
2
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
1.4
W
3
NW
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
2.1
WNW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
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
0.5
W
1
W
1.9
WSW
2
W
1.1
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
1.2
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
1.2
W
0.4
NW
2.1
W
2.1
WSW
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.2
WSW
0.1
W
0.1
W
1.5
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)1616815151515141414141313131313131212121212121212121212126777161510121213131313131313131313131356777613211414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)928940993104611901160182210419067796174954113402722121581481871801771741321301321371391417381332355107183168277678670555488404335340280280222225229176499935636340239035139831411
Wind
(km/h)
35
N
40
NNW
30
W
25
WNW
35
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
SW
20
SE
15
ESE
10
W
15
ENE
15
E
25
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
SE
45
ESE
35
ESE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
20
E
25
ENE
15
NE
5
W
10
WSW
15
E
15
NNE
15
N
5
NNE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
30
W
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
40
W
45
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
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
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
ononglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:53AM
2.60
3:33PM
2.59
4:11AM
2.50
4:57PM
2.58
5:39AM
2.54
6:18PM
2.73
6:56AM
2.72
7:25PM
2.97
7:57AM
2.96
8:20PM
3.24
8:48AM
3.20
9:08PM
3.46
9:35AM
3.40
9:53PM
3.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:45PM
0.81
9:16AM
0.82
9:58PM
0.90
10:35AM
0.88
11:24PM
0.86
11:57AM
0.79
12:42AM
0.67
1:08PM
0.58
1:45AM
0.39
2:06PM
0.32
2:38AM
0.12
2:56PM
0.09
3:25AM
-0.11
3:43PM
-0.09
4:09AM
-0.24
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunrise----6:16-------6:16-------6:13-------6:11-------6:11-------6:09-------6:07-------
Sunset-------6:25-------6:27-------6:28-------6:29-------6:30-------6:30-------6:31----
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Rain (mm)
2254------132-----------------------13311--121--------------
Temp. °C14141312121111111111111010111110101098891011101099101212121110111011978999991112121110991013121312131313
Feels °C (?)8788643457886750-2-1-2-3-2-102355678696479953477665434421-2-12343665

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