Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 5AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
585 | 489 | 405 | 399 | 320 | 683 | 612 | 605 | 471 | 424 | 334 | 334 | 447 | 402 | 489 | 477 | 520 | 399 | 300 | 527 | 607 | 592 | 541 | 520 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:52AM2.83m | 6:31PM2.83m | 6:53AM2.94m | 7:29PM2.99m | 7:51AM3.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.70m | 12:16PM0.49m | 00:43AM0.58m | 1:13PM0.37m | 1:42AM0.43m | 2:09PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 |
585 | 489 | 405 | 399 | 320 | 683 | 612 | 605 | 471 | 424 | 334 | 334 | 447 | 402 | 489 | 477 | 520 | 399 | 92 | 527 | 607 | 592 | 541 | 520 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | W 5 | W 20 | W 20 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 18 | W 18 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 24 | WNW 15 |
1 | 30 | 64 | 155 | 219 | — | — | 20 | 30 | 30 | 154 | 154 | 54 | 41 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 225 | 300 | 81 | 92 | 84 | 11 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 19 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 20 | W 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | E 5 | W 14 | — | — | W 24 | — | W 8 |
— | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 30 | 30 | 106 | 62 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 140 | — | — | 11 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 7 | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 37 | 52 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 108 | 75 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 111 | 4 | 111 | 0 | 11 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 0 | 111 | 34 |
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