Wharariki Beach surf break

Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 3PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (01 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)1414141414141414131313131313131214134412121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)58147638338331331325418917612812687875656503631232447705857
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
10
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrossglassoffcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
3.21
10:53PM
3.18
11:07AM
3.27
11:28PM
3.24
11:42AM
3.27
12:01AM
3.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:44PM
0.15
5:00AM
0.19
5:19PM
0.09
5:35AM
0.16
5:53PM
0.10
6:10AM
0.19
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise--------7:43-------7:45-------
Sunset---7:22-------7:21-------7:19----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141414141414131313141515151415151616161616161617
Feels °C (?)111112121313121213131312121112111211111011121313
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