Wharariki Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.67° E

Wharariki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wharariki Beach sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.3° 

Wharariki Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 8AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s

Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sun morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.1
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
7
3.5
WNW
8
3
W
9
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
222
215
158
148
572
566
128
227
327
416
758
1611
1583
1708
1601
1555
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
40
WNW
55
WNW
60
W
55
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:11PM3.15m
9:33AM3.14m
9:47PM3.30m
10:08AM3.28m
Low Tide
3:25AM0.20m
3:39PM0.20m
4:01AM0.05m
4:16PM0.09m
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clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
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7:11
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6:29
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7:30
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1
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4
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Temp °C
11
11
10
9
10
12
11
12
14
13
13
14
12
10
11
10
11
Feels °C
5
4
5
4
3
4
5
7
8
7
6
3
0
-2
-2
-1
1
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