Wharariki Beach surf break

Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 5PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (07 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (07 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.3
NNE
1.9
NNE
2.5
NNE
2
N
1.6
N
1
N
0.8
NNE
0.4
W
0.6
W
0.9
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)6888889988771399988888161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)138135168251264240586955566313109625562130153140134130123115176176174
Wind
(km/h)
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
20
ESE
20
SSE
0
NNW
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:59PM
2.81
1:21AM
2.80
1:39PM
2.62
2:05AM
2.62
2:28PM
2.45
3:01AM
2.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:55AM
0.57
7:11PM
0.62
7:36AM
0.75
7:53PM
0.80
8:24AM
0.92
8:45PM
0.96
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------
Sunset---6:12-------6:09-------6:08----
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--2817147----------------
Temp. °C161615151515161616171717171717171717181716161515
Feels °C (?)91099109141417131214141414151514151412121214
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