Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 3AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, near gales from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 99 | 150 | 438 | 615 | 848 | 911 | 853 | 499 | 1821 | 816 | 592 | 592 | 577 | 520 | 412 | 547 | 614 | 531 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:56PM3.25m | 12:16PM3.25m | 00:31AM3.14m | 12:51PM3.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07AM0.13m | 6:27PM0.24m | 6:42AM0.26m | 7:03PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | — | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 19 |
| kJ | 53 | 49 | 59 | 438 | 615 | 848 | 911 | 853 | 499 | — | 816 | 592 | 592 | 577 | 520 | 412 | 325 | 311 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 18 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | W 18 | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 |
| kJ | 55 | 55 | 150 | 84 | 112 | 129 | 129 | — | 390 | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 13 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 99 | 99 | 29 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 17 | NW 8 | NNW 5 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 145 | 153 | 1821 | 125 | 14 | 82 | 57 | 114 | 184 | 547 | 614 | 531 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 111 | 95 | 111 | 97 | 95 | 95 | 34 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 163 | 192 | 163 |
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