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Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
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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
16.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 9PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 6 | WSW 7 | W 12 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | |
217 | 175 | 106 | 214 | 572 | 605 | 940 | 730 | 691 | 581 | 449 | 423 | 350 | 345 | 215 | 158 | 151 | 106 | 104 | 82 | 145 | 137 | 1725 | 1916 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 6:15PM2.60m | 6:41AM2.79m | 7:16PM2.72m | 7:35AM2.88m | 8:05PM2.85m | 8:21AM2.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:23AM0.74m | 1:01PM0.59m | 1:22AM0.63m | 1:51PM0.47m | 2:11AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | |
5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | W 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 12 | W 5 | W 12 | W 21 | N 12 | N 12 |
4 | 106 | 96 | 56 | 572 | 605 | 940 | 730 | 691 | 581 | 449 | 423 | 350 | 345 | 215 | 158 | 27 | 47 | 104 | 33 | 72 | 137 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | N 15 | W 12 | W 17 | W 7 | W 7 | NE 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 23 | W 12 | W 22 | W 15 | N 15 | N 15 |
7 | 4 | 106 | 214 | 43 | 44 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 151 | 106 | 42 | 73 | 145 | 17 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 15 | W 18 | W 12 | N 14 | NE 14 | ESE 3 | — | N 13 | N 13 | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 22 | W 15 | N 12 | N 15 | N 15 |
3 | 4 | 55 | 72 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 82 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 20 | W 20 |
217 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | 22 | 52 | 1725 | 1916 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 196 | 152 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 20 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 163 |
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