Wharariki Beach surf break

Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 24 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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 7AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Nov)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (24 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (24 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
1.5
N
2.2
N
3
N
3
N
2.1
NW
2.3
NNW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121212121212121213678898
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16616312111911210815015015011311311510675757348541735229131170673722
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
5
SSE
15
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
20
E
30
N
45
N
50
N
45
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
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
crossononononcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:50AM
2.87
1:11PM
2.96
1:29AM
2.78
1:52PM
2.87
2:12AM
2.68
2:36PM
2.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:00AM
0.50
7:26PM
0.58
7:40AM
0.58
8:09PM
0.65
8:23AM
0.67
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Sunrise---5:56-------5:56-------5:54----
Sunset-------8:35-------8:36-------8:37
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------24124121-
Temp. °C151414151515151515141414141415161615171717171818
Feels °C (?)1091313101011121087881012141612141010101415
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