Wharariki Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.67° E

Wharariki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wharariki Beach sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.8° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 2AM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (10 Sep)5ft (1.6m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
5
4
3
2
0
!
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.5
W
18
1.6
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
17
1
W
16
1
W
16
0.9
W
20
1.6
W
19
2.2
W
19
2.3
W
19
2.5
W
19
2.5
W
18
3
W
18
3
W
18
3
W
18
3
W
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
418
344
1382
1573
216
195
520
501
618
1870
3361
3666
4240
4342
4877
5114
5428
4959
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
E
20
ESE
0
SSE
15
WNW
20
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:43PM3.20m
9:09AM3.14m
9:29PM3.37m
9:52AM3.28m
Low Tide
2:59AM0.19m
3:16PM0.16m
3:43AM0.03m
3:59PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
2
2
7
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
9
8
9
9
10
10
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
5
5
3
3
4
5
7
7
2
2
7
5
4
1
2
3
2
3
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