Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 18 | W 16 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 298 | 309 | 830 | 875 | 1357 | 1863 | 1714 | 1647 | 1433 | 1433 | 1487 | 1858 | 1835 | 1789 | 1566 | 1657 | 1429 | 1429 | 1327 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:15PM3.53m | 11:38AM3.34m | 11:56PM3.47m | 12:18PM3.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30AM-0.08m | 5:45PM-0.01m | 6:11AM-0.01m | 6:26PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  | | | |  | | |  |  |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 16 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 298 | 309 | 830 | 875 | 1357 | 1863 | 1714 | 1647 | 1433 | 1433 | 1487 | 1858 | 1835 | 1789 | 1566 | 1657 | 1429 | 1429 | 1327 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 5 | E 3 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | E 6 | E 6 | W 9 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 78 | 53 | 64 | 46 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 61 | 79 | 100 | 106 | 25 | 46 | 109 | 64 | 60 | 57 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 19 | E 4 | E 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | E 5 | — | E 8 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 96 | 190 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 13 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | 129 | 129 | 176 | 135 | 225 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 11 | 111 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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