Wharariki Beach surf break

Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.1°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 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
Afternoon (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (11 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.9
W
1.3
W
1.7
WNW
0.9
W
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.1
W
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)91313131312121212121212111111111013121615141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4034325533477310298132302820341065518455487872321532612226517601514
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
20
SSW
20
SW
30
WSW
55
WSW
50
W
35
W
25
W
15
W
20
W
30
W
30
WNW
35
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
2.29
5:29AM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
1.05
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-
Sunset-6:06-------6:04-------6:02------
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-31371--------1-1---
Temp. °C171718181717161717181717171718171716171616161515
Feels °C (?)14131414131312151514881114171412111198879
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