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Wharariki Beach ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of Surf: 3.7
Difficulty Level: 3.0

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Overall: 3.0

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Wharariki Beach Surf Forecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 11 Aug 2022 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 13.5 °C (Statistics for 11 Aug 1981-2005 - mean: 13.1 max: 14.1 min: 12.3 °C)
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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 13.5 °C (Statistics for 11 Aug 1981-2005 - mean: 13.1 max: 14.1 min: 12.3 °C)

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - West Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Wharariki Beach (calm at Whanganui Inlet 9 km from Wharariki Beach).

    46 minutes ago Wharariki Beach
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Actual: 46 min ago

Calm
0 km/h
N
Clean
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How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 2AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

Hourly12 daysNelson – West Coast Surf
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Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
W
0.4
WSW
1
W
1.3
W
0.1
N
0.1
W
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WNW
0.7
NW
1.7
NNW
2.3
NNW
3
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
N
3.5
N
4
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
4
N
4
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
4
N
4
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3.5
N
3
N
3
N
3.5
N
4
N
Period(s) (?)1414141413131313131313161616151515141413134561612121414141314141111781010101010101010101010111112121212111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)9999103103548987545457334746454239386562555731701546264140626061628111728671915372320214025903092278822522239215328333071322632273298395339673781345028641802164923123139
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
10
SE
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
WSW
10
S
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
25
W
10
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
NE
25
NE
45
NNE
45
N
50
N
45
N
55
N
55
N
50
NNW
50
NNW
20
NW
20
W
15
W
10
SW
10
S
15
ESE
30
SSE
30
E
35
ESE
40
ENE
65
SE
55
SE
45
SE
35
E
15
NE
5
E
5
SSE
10
SE
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglassglassglasscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:31PM
3.37
9:57AM
3.28
10:21PM
3.52
10:45AM
3.37
11:07PM
3.59
11:31AM
3.39
11:52PM
3.57
12:15PM
3.34
12:35AM
3.46
12:58PM
3.23
1:17AM
3.27
1:42PM
3.06
2:01AM
3.04
2:27PM
2.87
2:47AM
2.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:47AM
0.09
4:06PM
0.03
4:36AM
-0.04
4:53PM
-0.05
5:22AM
-0.10
5:38PM
-0.05
6:06AM
-0.06
6:22PM
0.04
6:49AM
0.05
7:05PM
0.19
7:32AM
0.23
7:49PM
0.40
8:15AM
0.44
8:36PM
0.62

Note: the tide data above is for Farewell Spit which is 7 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Wharariki Beach.New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph
Offshore winds at Wharariki Beach blow from the S

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1098877789998889999899101010101010101010111213141414141414151514141413131311131315121213131414131313
Feels °C (?)56565656766655777644321113477689966564476111211111110587901471214131213
Sunrise----7:22-------7:22-------7:20-------7:18-------7:18-------7:16-------7:15-------
Sunset------5:45-------5:45-------5:46-------5:47-------5:49-------5:50-------5:51-----
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