Wharariki Beach surf break

Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 02 Jun 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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 4PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (02 Jun)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (02 Jun)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
Period (s)
2.4
N
9
2.1
N
9
1.8
N
9
1.5
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.6
W
8
0.9
N
10
1.2
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
1.3
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
2
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
1.6
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1000
734
515
415
320
321
159
190
144
282
396
354
146
141
98
71
98
227
343
418
513
691
787
450
Wind (km/h)
5
E
15
WNW
30
W
35
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
35
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:04AM2.90m
11:25PM3.01m
11:42AM2.86m
00:04AM2.97m
12:21PM2.80m
00:43AM2.91m
Low Tide
5:14PM0.45m
5:39AM0.51m
5:52PM0.49m
6:19AM0.56m
6:31PM0.55m
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:08
1
1
1
2
3
3
5
7
6
4
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
15
14
15
16
16
17
18
17
16
16
17
14
10
9
7
7
7
6
7
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
10
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
N
9
2.1
N
9
1.8
N
9
1.5
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
0.9
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.6
N
10
1
W
12
0.4
N
9
0.4
N
8
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.4
W
7
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
1.6
WNW
9
Energy kJ
1000
734
515
415
288
249
159
92
64
282
24
18
146
141
98
71
16
11
11
11
16
16
14
450
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
9
0.1
W
16
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
W
15
0.1
W
20
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.5
N
9
0.2
N
13
0.2
NNW
7
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
12
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
N
11
1.3
NNE
7
Energy kJ
44
188
5
7
17
7
57
55
109
41
14
5
10
10
10
11
16
17
17
17
10
191
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
10
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
20
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.1
W
18
0.2
N
13
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
N
12
0.2
W
16
0.2
N
12
0.1
W
11
1
NNW
8
Energy kJ
73
5
4
7
8
8
8
8
6
13
5
5
11
20
11
2
147
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.5
W
6
1.2
W
8
1
W
8
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
11
0.6
W
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.8
NNW
4
1.3
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
2
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
7
2.5
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
Energy kJ
238
340
320
321
151
190
144
396
354
10
11
3
22
98
227
343
418
513
691
787
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
86
163
86
93
93
95
95
95
111
111
111
111
34
111
111
111
93
95
95
95
93
93
93
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
4
5
5
7
5
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