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Wharariki Beach surf break

Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
17.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 6PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131312121212121212121212121213121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)144140134130126125123119112106103101717247464646272832302929
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
10
SSE
10
WNW
25
W
20
W
10
W
20
ENE
25
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
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-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:24AM
2.68
9:43PM
2.65
10:09AM
2.82
10:27PM
2.78
10:50AM
2.97
11:07PM
2.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:36PM
0.80
3:54AM
0.67
4:21PM
0.65
4:36AM
0.52
5:02PM
0.51
5:15AM
0.39
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:18-------6:18
Sunset---9:00-------8:59-------8:59----
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111--121----------------
Temp. °C161616171716151515151615151414141415151514141413
Feels °C (?)141515131516121010887534344454354
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