Wharariki Beach surf break

Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 01 Jun 2026 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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today (01 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 10PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)--
Afternoon (01 Jun)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (01 Jun)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thu
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
!
!
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
N
10
3.5
N
10
3
N
10
4.5
N
10
4
N
10
3
N
10
2.4
N
10
2
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.8
W
9
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
0.8
N
10
1.2
W
7
0.9
W
7
1
W
12
1.1
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
1.3
NNW
5
1.8
NNW
6
2.3
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2356
2058
1936
3796
3050
1586
1019
664
425
482
329
283
127
159
81
282
333
157
146
106
98
83
233
535
Wind (km/h)
45
NNE
35
NE
55
NNE
45
NNE
20
NNW
15
WNW
30
WSW
35
W
40
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
35
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:47PM3.03m
11:04AM2.90m
11:25PM3.01m
11:42AM2.86m
00:04AM2.97m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.49m
5:14PM0.45m
5:39AM0.51m
5:52PM0.49m
6:19AM0.56m
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:09
5:09
5:09
3
7
14
5
5
1
2
2
4
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
9
12
7
9
14
15
10
9
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
10
8
10
10
11
12
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
11
3.5
N
10
3
N
10
0.5
W
10
3.5
N
10
3
N
10
2.4
N
10
2
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.4
N
10
1.2
N
10
1
N
10
0.8
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.9
W
7
1
W
12
0.4
N
9
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
15
Energy kJ
40
2058
1936
46
2541
1586
1019
664
425
369
290
210
127
70
81
282
25
157
146
106
98
71
9
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
W
10
0.1
W
16
0.3
NW
9
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
W
15
0.1
W
20
0.4
W
14
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.4
N
9
0.2
N
13
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
W
16
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
53
50
40
46
73
5
12
7
17
7
57
85
80
26
13
20
10
9
9
20
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
12
0.4
W
9
0.1
W
20
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.5
N
10
0.3
NW
7
0.1
W
18
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
N
12
0.1
W
15
Energy kJ
12
25
7
9
8
45
8
6
7
7
7
11
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
N
10
4.5
N
10
4
N
10
0.6
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
9
1.6
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.4
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
12
0.7
W
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.6
NNW
4
1.3
NNW
5
1.8
NNW
6
2.3
NNW
7
Energy kJ
2356
3796
3050
44
248
412
482
329
283
132
159
333
14
3
1
10
83
233
535
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
111
98
111
111
111
86
86
86
86
93
95
93
95
95
111
111
111
111
34
20
111
111
111
93
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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