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Wharariki Beach surf break

Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 23 Jan 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
17.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 9PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (23 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
2
2
!
!
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
2.2
NNW
2.5
NW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
1.9
W
Period(s) (?)12121211111091011131313131313131312121110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)373355355553595562838127121314341489641793267287024992258296636623053247617861308967697
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
5
ESE
40
W
50
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
40
W
45
W
50
W
55
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:53PM
3.24
2:15AM
3.04
2:33PM
3.16
2:59AM
2.97
3:18PM
3.04
3:49AM
2.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:43AM
0.24
8:10PM
0.21
8:24AM
0.31
8:52PM
0.28
9:09AM
0.43
9:39PM
0.39
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise-------6:24-------6:26-------6:28
Sunset---8:55-------8:54-------8:54----
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1-1-2211-----1---------
Temp. °C181717171615151414161717161616161616161616161616
Feels °C (?)13121112129119138889109776678101313
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