Wharariki Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.67° E

Wharariki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wharariki Beach sea temperature is
13.9°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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 12PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 22s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (10 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
3
2
3
5
3
2
2
0
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0
1
0
0
2
!
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4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
18
1.3
W
11
0.6
W
17
1
W
16
1
W
16
0.9
W
20
1.7
W
19
2.2
W
19
2.3
W
19
2.5
W
19
2.5
W
18
3
W
18
3
W
18
3
W
18
1.8
W
17
3
W
17
3
W
16
1.7
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
16
3
W
16
2.5
W
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1573
382
195
513
501
618
2111
3354
3666
4240
4342
4871
5472
5428
1901
4648
5316
1481
4523
4221
3990
4402
3944
Wind (km/h)
40
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
E
20
ESE
10
SE
15
WNW
25
W
40
WSW
50
WSW
40
W
50
W
45
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
15
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
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
9:09AM3.14m
9:29PM3.37m
9:52AM3.28m
10:10PM3.46m
10:32AM3.35m
Low Tide
2:59AM0.19m
3:16PM0.16m
3:43AM0.03m
3:59PM0.04m
4:24AM-0.06m
4:39PM-0.00m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
2
1
8
4
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
10
9
9
9
10
10
12
12
12
11
12
11
10
11
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
3
5
5
6
9
4
3
5
5
4
0
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
4
9
5
3
1
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