Wharariki Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.67° E

Wharariki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wharariki Beach sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.9° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 20s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 3PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the NNW by Sat night).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
W
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.2
W
21
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
19
0.2
W
19
0.3
W
13
0.7
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
2
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.7
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
58
58
33
30
29
28
29
81
241
400
696
649
573
560
433
349
304
304
299
356
Wind (km/h)
0
S
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:13PM2.79m
3:38AM2.77m
4:18PM2.71m
4:50AM2.68m
5:35PM2.70m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.52m
9:28PM0.68m
10:02AM0.64m
10:37PM0.77m
11:14AM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
9
8
9
9
11
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
7
5
4
3
3
4
4
6
6
6
6
5
7
6
6
9
10
9
10
8
7
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