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Wharariki Beach Surf Forecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 2AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 2.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
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Morning (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Afternoon (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Energy (?) | 928 | 940 | 993 | 1046 | 1190 | 1160 | 1822 | 1041 | 906 | 779 | 617 | 495 | 411 | 340 | 272 | 212 | 158 | 148 | 187 | 180 | 177 | 174 | 132 | 130 | 132 | 137 | 139 | 141 | 73 | 81 | 332 | 355 | 107 | 183 | 168 | 277 | 678 | 670 | 555 | 488 | 404 | 335 | 340 | 280 | 280 | 222 | 225 | 229 | 176 | 499 | 9 | 356 | 363 | 402 | 390 | 351 | 3 | 9 | 831 | 411 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | on | on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:53AM 2.60 | 3:33PM 2.59 | 4:11AM 2.50 | 4:57PM 2.58 | 5:39AM 2.54 | 6:18PM 2.73 | 6:56AM 2.72 | 7:25PM 2.97 | 7:57AM 2.96 | 8:20PM 3.24 | 8:48AM 3.20 | 9:08PM 3.46 | 9:35AM 3.40 | 9:53PM 3.60 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:45PM 0.81 | 9:16AM 0.82 | 9:58PM 0.90 | 10:35AM 0.88 | 11:24PM 0.86 | 11:57AM 0.79 | 12:42AM 0.67 | 1:08PM 0.58 | 1:45AM 0.39 | 2:06PM 0.32 | 2:38AM 0.12 | 2:56PM 0.09 | 3:25AM -0.11 | 3:43PM -0.09 | 4:09AM -0.24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - |
Rain (mm) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
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