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Wharariki Beach surf break

Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 19 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.0° 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 6AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 19). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)1399101010999121212111111121413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8710813311711787837678103999694949396134130126166161156168168
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
25
E
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
10
ESE
5
WSW
10
S
0
ESE
5
WSW
0
SE
15
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglassglasscrosscross-
on		onglasscross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:54PM
3.21
11:09AM
3.40
11:31PM
3.36
11:47AM
3.50
12:09AM
3.44
12:25PM
3.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:00AM
0.11
5:23PM
-0.04
5:39AM
-0.01
6:01PM
-0.13
6:18AM
-0.05
6:40PM
-0.12
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----7:28-------7:30-------7:31---
Sunset-------7:44-------7:42-------7:39
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171616161616171717171616161616161616151515151516
Feels °C (?)141214111111151616171617141515151516141414131414
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