Wharariki Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.67° E

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wharariki Beach sea temperature is
14.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Wharariki Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today (24 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 10PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)--
Afternoon (24 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (24 Jun)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
1
1
2
3
3
1
0
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
N
9
2.2
N
9
2.1
N
9
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.6
W
11
2.1
W
13
2.2
W
13
2.2
W
13
2.1
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
798
758
668
423
409
311
588
1417
1555
1531
1439
1160
1012
762
575
513
461
411
366
383
383
295
286
282
Wind (km/h)
40
ENE
35
ENE
25
ESE
30
SE
20
SE
15
S
10
N
30
E
45
SE
25
SSE
10
SE
15
S
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NE
5
SW
5
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
5:52PM2.59m
6:12AM2.59m
6:48PM2.61m
7:08AM2.59m
7:40PM2.67m
7:59AM2.63m
Low Tide
00:02AM0.86m
12:30PM0.76m
1:00AM0.86m
1:23PM0.74m
1:52AM0.81m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
4
1
6
1
1
11
5
3
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
11
10
8
9
10
10
10
9
10
11
9
10
10
12
12
11
12
13
Feels °C
6
8
9
9
8
11
9
3
-3
3
5
5
6
6
7
8
7
7
8
8
10
10
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
N
9
2.2
N
9
2.1
N
9
1.7
NNE
8
1.7
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.6
W
11
2.1
W
13
2.2
W
13
2.2
W
13
2.1
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
Energy kJ
798
758
668
423
409
311
588
1417
1555
1531
1439
1160
1012
762
575
513
461
411
366
383
383
295
286
282
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
15
1.1
NNW
9
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
9
1.3
N
8
1
N
8
0.6
N
8
1.5
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
Energy kJ
100
103
110
180
203
74
223
125
41
206
178
201
131
75
60
37
17
47
43
40
41
38
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.7
W
14
0.8
W
13
0.4
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
5
0.1
E
13
0.1
NW
14
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
155
4
198
229
17
4
1
1
2
1
1
3
8
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
5
1.2
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.5
E
7
2
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.5
ESE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
43
85
42
33
34
62
205
403
294
1
1
49
40
18
99
85
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
95
95
93
11
11
0
95
95
95
163
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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