Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today (01 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 9AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Sat 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 130 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 39 | 61 | 119 | 151 | 170 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:48AM2.88m | 11:10PM3.04m | 11:26AM2.90m | 11:47PM3.06m | 12:04PM2.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45AM0.50m | 4:57PM0.43m | 5:23AM0.46m | 5:35PM0.41m | 6:01AM0.43m | 6:12PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | |  | |  | |  | |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NNW 4 | W 12 | W 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 9 |
| kJ | 134 | 130 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 25 | 39 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | W 17 | W 17 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | W 18 | N 4 | N 4 | W 17 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 22 | 22 | — | — | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 20 | 5 | — | — | — | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | W 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 61 | 119 | 151 | 170 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 34 | 34 | 111 | 95 | 111 | 93 | 95 |
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