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Wharariki Beach Surf Forecast
/ Nelson – West Coast (6 surf breaks) /
Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 18 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 2AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1492 | 619 | 1072 | 959 | 782 | 983 | 1314 | 1359 | 1298 | 1007 | 723 | 583 | 434 | 380 | 385 | 458 | 560 | 589 | 570 | 525 | 735 | 574 | 510 | 517 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:04AM 2.59 | 6:46PM 2.72 | 7:20AM 2.67 | 7:54PM 2.87 | 8:22AM 2.81 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:49PM 0.81 | 12:22PM 0.75 | 1:06AM 0.73 | 1:33PM 0.65 | 2:11AM 0.58 | 2:32PM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - West Coast
Continuing clean conditions at Wharariki Beach (calm at Collingwood 9 km from Wharariki Beach). A 2.9m swell from the W is too big for here
Actual: 51 min ago
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