Wharariki Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.67° E

Wharariki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wharariki Beach sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.9° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 8AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (09 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
12
0.8
W
10
0.5
W
12
0.3
W
21
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.5
W
18
1.5
W
11
1.3
W
11
0.6
W
17
1
W
16
1
W
16
0.9
W
20
2
W
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
133
72
79
151
188
198
357
344
1382
524
382
195
520
501
618
2929
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
E
5
N
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
40
W
40
W
35
WNW
30
WSW
20
SSW
15
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:50PM2.99m
8:19AM2.95m
8:43PM3.20m
9:09AM3.14m
Low Tide
2:08AM0.41m
2:28PM0.34m
2:59AM0.19m
3:16PM0.16m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
 mm
2
6
5
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
9
8
Feels °C
8
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
6
4
3
5
5
9
7
3
3
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