Wharariki Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.67° E

Wharariki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wharariki Beach sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.4° 

Wharariki Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 1AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (03 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.5
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
15
0.7
W
15
0.8
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
208
569
494
476
325
253
197
158
151
121
92
125
245
224
209
264
198
184
176
171
171
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:24AM2.60m
5:57PM2.77m
6:39AM2.63m
7:07PM2.81m
Low Tide
11:09PM0.67m
11:36AM0.75m
00:23AM0.65m
12:48PM0.71m
1:28AM0.56m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
17
15
14
12
13
15
15
15
15
15
16
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