Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 10PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, near gales from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 5 | W 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 324 | 253 | 246 | 236 | 171 | 127 | 314 | 683 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 581 | 60 | 93 | 87 | 124 | 248 | 632 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:09PM2.59m | 3:31AM2.47m | 4:09PM2.44m | 4:39AM2.33m | 5:24PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24PM0.93m | 9:51AM0.95m | 10:28PM1.08m | 11:00AM1.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | N 4 | W 14 | W 14 | — | W 20 | — | — |
| kJ | 324 | 253 | 246 | 236 | 171 | 125 | 314 | 170 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | 1 | 4 | 93 | — | 31 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 4 | W 17 | W 16 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | 93 | 127 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | W 4 | W 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 14 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | 6 | 683 | 131 | 149 | 119 | 98 | 581 | 60 | 43 | 87 | 124 | 248 | 632 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 111 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 111 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 192 |
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