
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 9PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
746 | 728 | 402 | 494 | 880 | 1451 | 1858 | 3694 | 6424 | 5757 | 4680 | 3343 | 2547 | 2061 | 1643 | 1334 | 1057 | 894 | 736 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:06PM2.47m | 6:32AM2.42m | 7:10PM2.52m | 7:34AM2.48m | 8:05PM2.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:22AM1.02m | 12:49PM0.93m | 1:25AM0.96m | 1:47PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 18 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | N 8 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
79 | 55 | 238 | 494 | 371 | 1451 | 1858 | 3694 | 52 | 4736 | 4680 | 3343 | 2547 | 2061 | 1643 | 1334 | 1057 | 894 | 736 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | — | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 9 | — | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 5 | — | NW 8 | NW 14 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 |
28 | — | 204 | 464 | 880 | 212 | 251 | 127 | 74 | — | 8 | 24 | 29 | — | 18 | 52 | 2 | 11 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 10 | W 12 | NNW 10 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | WNW 14 | E 4 | — |
— | — | 31 | 69 | 21 | 100 | — | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 20 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | — | — |
746 | 728 | 402 | — | — | — | — | — | 6424 | 5757 | — | — | 43 | 28 | 30 | 14 | 16 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 192 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 95 | 4 | 95 | 234 | 95 | 95 | 0 | 95 | 98 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 |
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