Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 3PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 215 | 166 | 123 | 121 | 155 | 76 | 29 | 66 | 58 | 58 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 90 | 154 | 458 | 569 | 587 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:19PM2.89m | 2:40AM2.91m | 3:13PM2.79m | 3:38AM2.77m | 4:18PM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.39m | 8:31PM0.55m | 9:01AM0.52m | 9:28PM0.68m | 10:02AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 280 | 215 | 166 | 123 | 121 | 155 | 76 | 29 | 66 | 58 | 58 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 90 | 154 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | E 4 | W 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 19 | WNW 7 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | N 11 | W 19 | W 20 |
| kJ | 55 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 5 | 28 | 37 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | N 13 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | N 13 | ENE 3 | W 15 | E 3 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | N 11 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | — | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 2 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | W 7 | W 2 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 15 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 458 | 569 | 587 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 11 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 111 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 111 | 111 | 152 | 152 |
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