Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the W by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 20 | W 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 268 | 251 | 232 | 184 | 133 | 72 | 70 | 149 | 188 | 198 | 357 | 342 | 342 | 459 | 216 | 195 | 513 | 501 | 618 | 1870 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:20AM2.75m | 7:50PM2.99m | 8:19AM2.95m | 8:43PM3.20m | 9:09AM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32PM0.55m | 2:08AM0.41m | 2:28PM0.34m | 2:59AM0.19m | 3:16PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | NW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 11 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 8 | W 19 |
| kJ | 129 | 268 | 251 | 232 | 184 | 133 | 45 | 70 | 149 | 188 | 198 | 117 | 161 | 221 | 221 | 112 | 195 | 513 | 501 | 259 | 1870 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 20 | W 19 | E 3 | N 7 | — | W 26 | W 18 | W 10 | W 22 | W 20 | W 16 | W 9 |
| kJ | 123 | 105 | 86 | 72 | 58 | 58 | 72 | 35 | 33 | 119 | 184 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 216 | 80 | 236 | 396 | 597 | 306 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | W 10 | W 21 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 21 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 22 | NW 6 | W 20 | — |
| kJ | 74 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 35 | 28 | 26 | 75 | 24 | 17 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 93 | 18 | 33 | 618 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 7 | ESE 3 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | — | — | 357 | 342 | 342 | 459 | 56 | 46 | 90 | 167 | 7 | 88 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 98 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 152 | 111 | 95 | 111 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 98 | 227 | 201 | 111 |
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