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Wharariki Beach surf break

Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 01 May 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
17.2° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 8PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

Hourly12 Days
Nelson – West Coast Surf
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Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Fri
09
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)91213131313131313121212121212121211101010101615151514141414141313131313131313161515141418181716161615151515151616161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)807582123173222212209206199196193190187187187184163255302250212697670544530503489399388372289284280276219215215166476464418401373498492567732723585527520429424513705817935888876
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
E
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
E
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
0
ENE
5
ESE
10
E
5
N
5
WNW
5
E
5
ENE
5
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
40
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		crossoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		crossglassglassglassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		glassonglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:50AM
3.27
1:16PM
3.00
1:43AM
3.06
2:13PM
2.77
2:43AM
2.84
3:18PM
2.57
3:51AM
2.69
4:31PM
2.47
5:03AM
2.61
5:43PM
2.47
6:08AM
2.63
6:44PM
2.55
7:03AM
2.69
7:33PM
2.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:37PM
0.17
7:08AM
0.28
7:28PM
0.40
8:04AM
0.50
8:25PM
0.62
9:07AM
0.70
9:30PM
0.80
10:17AM
0.81
10:41PM
0.89
11:27AM
0.83
11:50PM
0.89
12:29PM
0.77
12:49AM
0.82
1:20PM
0.67
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Fri
09
Sunrise------7:15-------7:16-------7:16-------7:18-------7:18-------7:20-------7:20-----
Sunset5:37-------5:36-------5:35-------5:34-------5:32-------5:30-------5:30-------5:29---
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Rain (mm)
---------------------------------------------------------138
Temp. °C141413131312121314141314131211121213131413131313141413131313131313131313131414151515151515151515151515151515161616171715
Feels °C (?)12121010910101112121112111091110119111011111011121111121312121213131312131211888988878910111112131416161812
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - West Coast

  1. Cleanish and small with two surfers getting short rides on big boards at the extreme southern end where there is shelter from the SE breeze. Waist high at best. Heavy rain. Too small for Patons Rock.

    29 hours 12 minutes ago Para Para Rivermouth, 24 km away
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