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Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
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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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 1PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 9 | |
138 | 127 | 125 | 123 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 52 | 117 | 207 | 277 | 377 | 423 | 372 | 346 | 292 | 413 | 289 | 307 | 284 | 212 | 200 | 164 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:02AM3.42m | 12:28PM3.19m | 00:55AM3.30m | 1:23PM3.02m | 1:51AM3.14m | 2:22PM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20AM0.11m | 6:40PM0.18m | 7:15AM0.24m | 7:35PM0.34m | 8:13AM0.40m | 8:33PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 14 | NNE 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 9 |
138 | 127 | 125 | 123 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 52 | 51 | 47 | 26 | 25 | 33 | 81 | 233 | 253 | 188 | 124 | 307 | 284 | 212 | 200 | 164 | 121 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | W 21 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 12 | WNW 15 | W 18 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | W 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | W 9 |
— | — | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 84 | 25 | 27 | 413 | 289 | 99 | 60 | 115 | 103 | 124 | 60 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | — | W 18 | W 12 | N 12 | W 18 | W 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | N 7 | N 6 | W 15 | W 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 24 | 11 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 116 | 114 | 98 | 32 | 24 | 38 | 95 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 50 | 117 | 207 | 277 | 377 | 423 | 372 | 346 | 292 | — | — | 2 | 24 | 23 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 11 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 111 | 111 | 95 | 97 | 93 | 86 | 86 | 93 | 95 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 34 | 111 |
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