Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 11PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2928 | 2928 | 2689 | 2460 | 2214 | 1983 | 1767 | 1379 | 1889 | 1806 | 730 | 510 | 411 | 411 | 329 | 573 | 988 | 293 | 423 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:54PM2.75m | 8:17AM2.75m | 8:35PM2.96m | 8:56AM2.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09AM0.63m | 2:23PM0.56m | 2:48AM0.40m | 3:02PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | NW 5 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 14 | W 14 | W 18 |
| kJ | 2928 | 2928 | 2689 | 2460 | 2214 | 1983 | 1767 | 1379 | 48 | 7 | 730 | 510 | 411 | 411 | 329 | 261 | 8 | 293 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 4 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 18 |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | 69 | 27 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 23 | 2 | 58 | 66 | 41 | — | — | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 5 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 46 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1889 | 1806 | 87 | 107 | 89 | — | — | 573 | 988 | 50 | 423 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 189 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 192 | 98 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 4 | 4 | 111 | 200 | 111 | 111 |
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