Wharariki Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.67° E

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wharariki Beach sea temperature is
14.7° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 2AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (23 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, near gales from the SE by Thu morning).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
4
0
2
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
15
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.5
W
14
1.4
NNE
7
1.6
N
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
0.7
W
14
0.8
W
14
1.8
W
13
2
W
13
2
W
13
1.9
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
195
187
187
187
192
200
203
203
150
148
148
103
208
324
509
486
310
206
261
1054
1308
1308
1163
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ENE
20
SE
20
ESE
30
SE
25
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
E
30
ESE
25
SE
10
SW
15
SW
5
NNE
50
SE
35
SE
15
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:16AM2.76m
4:53PM2.62m
5:14AM2.65m
5:52PM2.59m
6:12AM2.59m
Low Tide
10:03PM0.70m
10:37AM0.65m
11:02PM0.81m
11:34AM0.73m
00:02AM0.86m
12:30PM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
1
4
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
5
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
13
11
13
13
15
13
14
14
14
13
14
13
12
8
9
11
Feels °C
10
9
8
7
6
7
7
9
10
6
9
7
10
6
7
7
8
8
12
11
10
-3
1
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
1
NNE
6
1
N
6
1
N
6
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.4
NNE
7
1.6
N
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
0.9
NNW
8
1.2
W
9
1.8
W
13
2
W
13
2
W
13
1.9
W
13
Energy kJ
65
195
187
187
187
192
200
203
80
78
78
78
97
208
324
509
486
310
118
235
1054
1308
1308
1163
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
15
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.7
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
15
0.6
W
15
0.9
NNE
7
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.6
N
8
1.1
ESE
7
Energy kJ
159
62
61
38
37
25
23
14
203
150
148
148
103
100
98
103
155
155
78
195
129
80
42
118
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.2
E
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
E
4
0.1
W
14
0.2
NNE
4
0.4
NW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.7
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.2
WNW
12
0.4
NW
13
0.3
N
8
Energy kJ
31
1
1
1
1
4
1
14
11
5
5
5
2
2
1
5
26
206
261
13
44
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.3
E
2
0.7
NNE
5
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.6
E
4
0.8
E
4
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ENE
5
0.9
E
6
1.6
E
7
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
22
1
4
4
9
9
26
60
52
3
7
50
285
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
3
4
1
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
11
20
7
34
20
111
11
95
95
97
93
20
11
0
0
0
97
111
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
9
8
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
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