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Wharariki Beach Surf Forecast
/ Nelson – West Coast (6 surf breaks) /
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Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 11AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2898 | 2982 | 2529 | 2155 | 1997 | 1658 | 1693 | 1045 | 2027 | 2341 | 2006 | 1687 | 1491 | 1316 | 1116 | 884 | 761 | 647 | 555 | 302 | 237 | 274 | 96 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:15AM 2.62 | 7:43PM 2.84 | 8:11AM 2.78 | 8:33PM 3.00 | 8:56AM 2.94 | 9:14PM 3.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:00AM 0.75 | 1:24PM 0.70 | 2:00AM 0.58 | 2:18PM 0.53 | 2:47AM 0.40 | 3:02PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - West Coast
Still cross-shore at Wharariki Beach (fresh winds from the W at FarewellSpitAws 28 km from Wharariki Beach). A 3.6m groundswell from the WNW is too big for here
28 km away, 1 h 16 min ago
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