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Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
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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
15.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 10AM is: 0.4m 21s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 20s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 13 | WNW 21 | WNW 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 18 | W 17 | W 16 | |
126 | 115 | 153 | 148 | 276 | 365 | 321 | 399 | 607 | 580 | 515 | 407 | 402 | 391 | 282 | 202 | 199 | 196 | 140 | 131 | 85 | 103 | 154 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 9:09AM3.31m | 9:37PM3.39m | 9:57AM3.39m | 10:24PM3.47m | 10:46AM3.39m | 11:12PM3.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.17m | 3:24PM-0.00m | 3:50AM0.05m | 4:12PM-0.05m | 4:38AM-0.00m | 4:59PM-0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:19 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 17 | W 16 |
37 | 115 | 113 | 115 | 119 | 365 | 321 | 399 | 607 | 580 | 515 | 407 | 402 | 391 | 282 | 202 | 199 | 196 | 140 | 131 | 85 | 84 | 154 | 132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 22 | WNW 21 | WNW 21 | W 20 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | W 21 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | WNW 18 | W 13 | W 13 |
126 | 89 | 153 | 148 | 276 | 123 | 123 | 84 | — | 30 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 103 | 85 | 88 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | W 23 | E 6 | W 14 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | W 13 |
43 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 30 | 30 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 24 | 23 | 34 | 31 | 21 | 65 | 91 | 55 | 29 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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