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Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
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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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 12AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | |
107 | 150 | 508 | 622 | 148 | 148 | 142 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 134 | 236 | 242 | 236 | 218 | 209 | 206 | 200 | 195 | 136 | 130 | 128 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:29PM2.75m | 7:45AM2.78m | 8:13PM2.84m | 8:29AM2.82m | 8:54PM2.91m | 9:09AM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37AM0.68m | 1:59PM0.54m | 2:22AM0.62m | 2:40PM0.49m | 3:04AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | |
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | N 8 | N 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 5 | W 14 | W 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
107 | 150 | 1 | 1 | 148 | 148 | 29 | 134 | 132 | 30 | 31 | 132 | 134 | 236 | 242 | 236 | 218 | 209 | 206 | 200 | 195 | 136 | 130 | 128 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 14 | W 14 | W 6 | WSW 6 | ESE 4 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 3 | N 10 |
3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 20 | 20 | 132 | 132 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
23 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | E 2 | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | NNE 3 |
2 | 14 | 508 | 622 | 47 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 7 |
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