
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today (07 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 10PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
530 | 429 | 329 | 269 | 253 | 192 | 187 | 176 | 158 | 285 | 311 | 362 | 1078 | 1242 | 1226 | 858 | 701 | 606 | 573 | 628 | 1197 | 1021 | 851 | 755 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:13AM2.86m | 3:47PM2.72m | 4:10AM2.80m | 4:50PM2.73m | 5:15AM2.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02PM0.64m | 9:36AM0.55m | 9:59PM0.70m | 10:34AM0.58m | 11:04PM0.71m | 11:39AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
mm | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | ESE 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 |
530 | 429 | 329 | 269 | 253 | 141 | 68 | 176 | 158 | 285 | 311 | 192 | 1078 | 1242 | 1226 | 858 | 701 | 606 | 503 | 628 | 1197 | 1021 | 851 | 755 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 14 | W 14 | ESE 6 | E 5 | W 18 | ESE 7 | W 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 14 | — | — | — | WNW 17 |
57 | 28 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 192 | 187 | 36 | 17 | 154 | 93 | 362 | 277 | 251 | 212 | 202 | 268 | 362 | 573 | 320 | — | — | — | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 21 | N 7 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | N 8 | W 18 | W 17 | W 24 | W 23 | W 22 | W 21 | NW 20 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 30 | 118 | 104 | 1 | 216 | 278 | 11 | 10 | 82 | 142 | 15 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
171 | 260 | 465 | 437 | 241 | 229 | — | 58 | 68 | 46 | 270 | 355 | 569 | 508 | 432 | 345 | 155 | 186 | 180 | 115 | 86 | 64 | 60 | 43 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 11 |
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