Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today (10 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 8PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 819 | 697 | 585 | 489 | 405 | 399 | 320 | 683 | 728 | 605 | 471 | 424 | 334 | 334 | 447 | 402 | 489 | 471 | 520 | 405 | 300 | 527 | 607 | 592 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:31PM2.70m | 5:52AM2.83m | 6:31PM2.83m | 6:53AM2.94m | 7:29PM2.99m | 7:51AM3.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.70m | 12:16PM0.49m | 00:43AM0.58m | 1:13PM0.37m | 1:42AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 819 | 697 | 585 | 489 | 405 | 399 | 320 | 683 | 728 | 605 | 471 | 424 | 334 | 334 | 447 | 402 | 489 | 471 | 520 | 405 | 90 | 527 | 607 | 592 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 21 | NNW 3 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 20 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 18 | W 18 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 56 | 9 | 1 | 30 | 64 | 155 | 219 | — | — | 20 | 21 | 30 | 154 | 154 | 54 | 32 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 225 | 300 | 78 | 91 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 20 | W 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 4 | W 6 | — | — | — | NW 4 | W 14 | — | — | W 24 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 68 | 30 | 106 | 62 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 140 | — | — | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 52 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 111 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
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