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Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand
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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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 7PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | |
69 | 104 | 107 | 411 | 150 | 622 | 148 | 148 | 142 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 134 | 236 | 242 | 236 | 218 | 209 | 206 | 200 | 195 | 136 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:56AM2.75m | 7:29PM2.75m | 7:45AM2.78m | 8:13PM2.84m | 8:29AM2.82m | 8:54PM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13PM0.59m | 1:37AM0.68m | 1:59PM0.54m | 2:22AM0.62m | 2:40PM0.49m | 3:04AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | |
— | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | W 15 | W 14 | ENE 4 | W 14 | N 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 6 | W 14 | W 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
9 | 104 | 107 | 1 | 150 | 1 | 148 | 148 | 31 | 134 | 20 | 52 | 41 | 132 | 134 | 236 | 242 | 236 | 218 | 209 | 206 | 200 | 195 | 136 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 14 | W 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 6 | WSW 6 | E 4 | ESE 4 | N 11 | E 4 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
69 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 23 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | N 8 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 11 | N 11 | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
23 | 23 | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | W 14 | WSW 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 |
— | — | 2 | 411 | 31 | 622 | 51 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 4 | 0 | 152 | 192 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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