Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 5PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | W 16 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 124 | 134 | 209 | 302 | 408 | 346 | 349 | 315 | 536 | 509 | 376 | 376 | 333 | 321 | 412 | 438 | 232 | 298 | 313 | 830 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:23AM3.14m | 9:47PM3.40m | 10:11AM3.27m | 10:32PM3.51m | 10:56AM3.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.14m | 4:03AM0.04m | 4:19PM0.01m | 4:48AM-0.06m | 5:03PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 18 | W 16 | W 19 |
| kJ | 129 | 41 | 134 | 209 | 302 | 408 | 346 | 225 | 286 | 536 | 509 | 366 | 352 | 260 | 227 | 214 | 146 | 108 | 298 | 313 | 830 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | W 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 124 | 73 | 140 | 169 | 216 | 200 | 219 | 206 | 265 | 123 | 80 | 50 | 333 | 321 | 412 | 438 | 155 | 78 | 53 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 19 | W 18 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 17 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | W 18 | W 14 | W 19 | N 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 44 | 122 | 76 | 69 | 111 | 101 | 41 | 69 | 140 | 178 | 376 | 376 | 33 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 232 | 96 | 190 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | E 3 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 349 | 315 | 202 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 111 | 152 | 20 | 95 | 20 | 20 | 95 | 95 | 34 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 0 |
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