Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 1PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 7 | W 12 | W 16 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1928 | 1358 | 1179 | 1041 | 984 | 840 | 769 | 861 | 1070 | 956 | 819 | 211 | 212 | 219 | 214 | 317 | 317 | 382 | 663 | 848 | 199 | 190 | 170 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:34AM3.30m | 11:01PM3.47m | 11:26AM3.28m | 11:52PM3.46m | 12:18PM3.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26AM0.06m | 4:47PM0.02m | 5:18AM0.03m | 5:37PM0.04m | 6:10AM0.06m | 6:28PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | E 4 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | — | — | W 12 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 18 | W 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1928 | 1358 | 1179 | 1041 | 984 | 840 | 3 | 17 | 7 | — | — | 103 | 212 | 219 | 214 | 317 | 317 | 131 | 98 | 96 | 187 | 156 | 111 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | NW 12 | W 22 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 15 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 157 | 123 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 44 | 43 | 88 | 67 | 27 | 11 | 3 | — | 199 | 190 | 141 | 141 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 20 | W 14 | W 18 | N 13 | N 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
| kJ | — | 22 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 144 | 99 | 3 | 3 | 134 | 127 | 170 | 157 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 5 | — | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 43 | 39 | 42 | — | — | 769 | 861 | 1070 | 956 | 819 | 211 | — | 8 | 25 | 42 | — | 382 | 663 | 848 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 98 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 111 | 111 | 152 | 163 | 198 | 152 | 188 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 111 | 111 | 152 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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