Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 2PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | W 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 344 | 335 | 304 | 390 | 486 | 402 | 280 | 212 | 151 | 106 | 92 | 57 | 99 | 98 | 150 | 438 | 623 | 848 | 911 | 853 | 499 | 862 | 816 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:06AM3.30m | 11:21PM3.31m | 11:41AM3.30m | 11:56PM3.25m | 12:16PM3.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56AM0.04m | 5:14PM0.12m | 5:32AM0.06m | 5:51PM0.15m | 6:07AM0.13m | 6:27PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | W 15 | N 8 | W 15 | N 7 | W 15 | N 6 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 13 | NW 7 | NW 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 17 | W 17 |
| kJ | 344 | 290 | 129 | 228 | 67 | 210 | 41 | 212 | 151 | 106 | 91 | 54 | 60 | 55 | 50 | 107 | 623 | 848 | 911 | 853 | 499 | 586 | 816 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | NW 9 | W 15 | — | — | N 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 18 | — | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 334 | 70 | 219 | — | — | 37 | 148 | 146 | 146 | 99 | 92 | 57 | 55 | 98 | 150 | 438 | 112 | 129 | 95 | 107 | 390 | — | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 19 | N 6 | W 18 | W 14 | NNW 6 | N 6 | WNW 16 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 21 | 18 | 10 | 65 | 7 | 99 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 14 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | 335 | 304 | 390 | 486 | 402 | 280 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 132 | 862 | 107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 111 | 119 | 211 | 211 | 95 | 95 | 98 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 34 | 111 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 34 | 111 | 111 | 97 | 95 |
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