Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 9PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 9 | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2675 | 1780 | 1203 | 686 | 488 | 734 | 417 | 144 | 135 | 194 | 265 | 2211 | 2839 | 2247 | 2381 | 3344 | 3658 | 4449 | 1417 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:20PM3.24m | 10:38AM3.16m | 10:54PM3.33m | 11:13AM3.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM0.16m | 4:45PM0.16m | 5:07AM0.07m | 5:20PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 23 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 1203 | 686 | 465 | 234 | 153 | 125 | 73 | 52 | 44 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | WNW 21 | WNW 20 | W 20 | W 19 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 18 | — | — | — | WNW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 85 | 85 | 37 | 79 | 78 | 144 | 135 | 194 | 265 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 30 | — | — | — | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | — | W 22 | WNW 21 | W 13 | NW 20 | W 12 | W 12 | — | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 38 | — | 9 | 44 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 3 | — | 32 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | W 5 | W 13 | W 13 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 |
| kJ | 2675 | 1780 | 1162 | 47 | 488 | 734 | 417 | 158 | 187 | 136 | 144 | 2211 | 2839 | 2247 | 2381 | 3344 | 3658 | 4449 | 1417 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 234 | 215 | 218 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 93 | 152 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 152 | 152 | 111 | 111 | 196 | 196 | 196 |
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