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Wharariki Beach surf break

Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 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
19.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 7PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)1ft (0.3m)21s
Afternoon (18 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)20s
Evening (18 Feb)4ft (1.2m)18s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
2
WNW
2.1
W
2
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2
W
1.7
W
1.4
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)212020191818171616161667888777899913
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)801211191138851033132613341290183179320452441491387330389654765627471325340
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
40
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
25
WNW
40
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
WSW
45
W
45
W
50
W
55
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
5
SSE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
3.32
11:58PM
3.22
12:15PM
3.42
12:34AM
3.29
12:51PM
3.44
1:12AM
3.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:53PM
0.09
6:05AM
0.08
6:29PM
-0.00
6:42AM
0.04
7:06PM
-0.02
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-------6:58-------6:58--------
Sunset---8:28-------8:27-------8:25----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C181818181717171717161818171717171818181716141414
Feels °C (?)1413121110109991213109109910988881213
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