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Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
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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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 2AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (strong winds from the N on Thu night, severe gales from the N by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | |
865 | 998 | 1093 | 1147 | 976 | 1220 | 1689 | 3084 | 2898 | 2810 | 3131 | 3210 | 4100 | 3592 | 3366 | 4203 | 3331 | 2471 | 1800 | 1585 | 1263 | 1138 | 1367 | 1468 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:44AM2.71m | 2:07PM2.52m | 2:36AM2.61m | 3:04PM2.43m | 3:35AM2.56m | 4:10PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM0.74m | 8:04AM0.82m | 8:21PM0.85m | 8:59AM0.90m | 9:18PM0.92m | 10:01AM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | |
7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | N 8 | NW 11 | — | — | — | NW 12 |
71 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 65 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 61 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | 938 | 151 | 299 | 1 | 94 | — | — | — | 139 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | — | NE 9 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | WNW 15 | — | — |
8 | 8 | 8 | — | 13 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | 18 | 10 | 4 | 21 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | WNW 12 | NW 16 | — | N 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | — | 14 | 10 | — | 4 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 |
865 | 998 | 1093 | 1147 | 976 | 1220 | 1689 | 3084 | 2898 | 2810 | 3131 | 3210 | 4100 | 3592 | 3366 | 4203 | 3331 | 2471 | 1800 | 1585 | 1263 | 1138 | 1367 | 1468 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 265 | 192 | 192 | 188 | 192 | 188 | 188 | 264 | 374 | 192 | 220 | 192 | 192 | 215 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 215 | 200 | 185 | 187 | 152 | 200 | 264 |
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