Wharariki Beach Surf Forecast

/ Nelson – West Coast (6 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (462 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (40.51° S 172.67° E)

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Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 02 Jul 2025 NZST

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Wharariki Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Wharariki Beach sea temperature is 14.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 11PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (02 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Evening (02 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s

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

Hourly 12 Days

Nelson – West Coast Surf

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	Wednesday 02			Thursday 03								Friday 04								Saturday 05								Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09								Thu 10
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	!	0	!	!	!	2	2	3	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	2	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	W	W	W	W	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	N	N	N	N
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	7	8	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	10	9	10	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	6	7	7	8
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	303	320	321	313	449	952	1996	3181	3957	3051	2553	1783	1382	1264	1167	2396	1408	1422	1823	1808	1716	2059	1595	1612	1396	1181	958	752	605	481	376	295	300	290	257	207	156	141	155	135	126	121	114	106	97	63	60	59	60	66	65	62	64	64	67	77	85	164	220	328
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NW	N	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	E	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)						3:24AM 2.72				3:56PM 2.56				4:15AM 2.59				4:51PM 2.50				5:11AM 2.51				5:50PM 2.50					6:10AM 2.49				6:47PM 2.54				7:08AM 2.53				7:41PM 2.63				8:01AM 2.61				8:31PM 2.74				8:50AM 2.71					9:16PM 2.87
Low Tide / height (m)				9:13PM 0.74				9:45AM 0.71				10:05PM 0.86				10:37AM 0.80				11:02PM 0.95				11:32AM 0.85					12:01AM 0.97				12:29PM 0.85				1:00AM 0.94				1:24PM 0.81				1:54AM 0.85				2:15PM 0.72				2:44AM 0.74					3:01PM 0.61

	Wednesday 02			Thursday 03								Friday 04								Saturday 05								Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09								Thu 10
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	6	21	27	39	26	1	-	-	1	8	6	4	5	4	4	4	6	3	3	3	1	-	2	1	-	1	4	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4
Temp. °C	12	12	12	11	10	12	12	14	12	12	11	12	12	13	14	14	15	15	16	16	15	14	14	14	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11
Feels °C (?)	9	9	7	5	4	6	6	11	5	5	3	6	7	10	14	14	12	11	12	11	11	11	13	11	5	7	8	8	8	7	6	6	7	6	6	6	6	4	4	3	4	5	4	3	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	7	8	9	8	9	8	8	8

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - West Coast

Wednesday afternoon offered mostly shoulder-high set waves though it was still head-high just as we paddled out at 1pm. The easterly stayed the right side of offshore so although it was on the smaller side, it was ok. Mostly cloudy with brief drizzle and the odd sunny spell.
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