Wharariki Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.67° E

Wharariki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wharariki Beach sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.8° 

Wharariki Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today (01 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 11PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)--
Afternoon (01 Aug)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
1
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.4
W
20
0.5
W
20
0.7
W
20
2
W
19
2.2
W
19
2.3
W
18
2.4
W
18
2.5
W
18
2.5
W
17
1.1
W
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
649
464
330
273
217
271
137
134
171
124
202
380
2956
3577
3618
3678
3893
3805
694
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
N
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
10
SE
5
NNW
15
WNW
30
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:57PM3.22m
12:16PM3.06m
00:32AM3.20m
12:54PM3.04m
Low Tide
5:48PM0.25m
6:12AM0.22m
6:24PM0.27m
6:48AM0.24m
7:02PM0.33m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
9
7
7
9
10
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
7
6
3
1
1
4
6
6
6
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
1
3
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