Wharariki Beach surf break

Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 26 Oct 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 8PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (26 Oct)7ft (2.2m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
1
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.1
WNW
0.9
W
0.8
W
2.3
NW
3.5
NNW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
2.3
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)77713131313789101010101110911111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38448850115851430272246483173026443131261017851024999128117813329210817601417138714581464
Wind
(km/h)
45
WNW
45
W
45
W
40
W
40
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
70
NW
65
NW
55
W
50
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
40
SW
50
WSW
55
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
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
/ height (m)
1:44AM
2.74
2:07PM
2.76
2:27AM
2.59
2:55PM
2.63
3:20AM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:42PM
0.64
7:56AM
0.67
8:24PM
0.78
8:41AM
0.81
9:15PM
0.90
9:36AM
0.92
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:22-------6:22--
Sunset-8:00-------8:00-------8:02------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------251531------1------
Temp. °C141313131314131416171312111111101010111111111213
Feels °C (?)544557793622110-2-3-420-1-113
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - West Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Wharariki Beach (fresh winds from the W at FarewellSpitAws 28 km from Wharariki Beach). A 2.2m swell from the W

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