Wharariki Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.67° E

Issued: 5 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wharariki Beach sea temperature is
14.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 10AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jun)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (26 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
W
16
1
W
16
1
W
16
1
W
16
1
W
15
1
W
15
1
W
15
1
W
15
1
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1044
775
584
522
475
427
361
377
372
295
286
282
282
222
277
496
496
490
490
484
453
428
422
411
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
W
15
SW
10
SSW
0
ESE
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
W
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:08AM2.59m
7:40PM2.67m
7:59AM2.63m
8:28PM2.75m
8:46AM2.70m
9:11PM2.84m
Low Tide
1:00AM0.86m
1:23PM0.74m
1:52AM0.81m
2:11PM0.70m
2:40AM0.74m
2:57PM0.63m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
5:10
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
11
10
11
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
6
9
8
7
9
12
9
10
13
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
14
1
W
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1
E
7
1
E
6
1
W
16
1
W
16
1
W
16
1
W
15
1
W
15
1
W
15
1
W
15
1
W
14
Energy kJ
1044
775
584
522
475
427
361
377
372
295
286
282
282
222
89
81
496
490
490
484
453
428
422
411
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
E
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.9
WSW
13
1
W
16
0.8
E
6
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.2
E
8
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
Energy kJ
97
134
108
40
15
12
23
84
77
52
55
68
49
49
277
496
44
21
20
5
9
9
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
NW
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
NW
14
0.1
E
6
0.1
NW
13
0.3
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.1
W
11
0.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
4
2
1
3
3
8
1
7
46
82
81
118
2
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.9
SE
5
0.2
S
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
2
1.5
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.5
E
6
Energy kJ
1
49
1
4
3
4
1
1
204
37
21
30
37
97
194
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
34
11
11
11
20
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
7
5
8
8
7
6
5
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