Wharariki Beach surf break

Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 2AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (15 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
2
2
3
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
2
W
2
W
1.9
WNW
2.2
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)1212121211121212118910101010101111121212121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1194117411551029117327672602196618471020149418501730180017161578129511931170107496410051054769
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
50
W
55
W
60
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----6:58-------6:58-------7:00---
Sunset-------6:00------5:58-------5:57-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1111-----11------------1
Temp. °C151414141416161616161515141515151515151515161617
Feels °C (?)87799877664324456891010101011
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