Wharariki Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.67° E

Issued: 5 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wharariki Beach sea temperature is
15.1° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 8AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (07 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
3
3
4
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
16
1.5
W
16
1.4
W
16
1.2
W
15
1.1
W
15
1
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
13
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.4
W
16
1.6
W
16
1.6
W
16
1.4
W
15
1.3
W
15
1.2
W
15
0.9
W
19
1
W
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1420
1092
940
662
530
429
264
198
253
192
187
179
161
356
396
344
964
1242
1226
858
711
606
573
628
Wind (km/h)
50
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
50
SE
45
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
25
SE
10
S
5
S
5
SE
5
W
10
WNW
10
SE
20
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:23AM2.92m
2:53PM2.75m
3:13AM2.86m
3:47PM2.72m
4:10AM2.80m
4:50PM2.73m
Low Tide
8:44AM0.50m
9:02PM0.64m
9:36AM0.55m
9:59PM0.70m
10:34AM0.58m
11:04PM0.71m
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:16
 mm
6
15
10
3
5
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
12
13
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
7
9
11
11
11
11
10
7
5
4
6
6
7
6
8
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
16
1.5
W
16
1.4
W
16
1.2
W
15
1.1
W
15
1
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.7
W
14
1.1
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.7
W
13
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.4
W
16
1.6
W
16
1.6
W
16
1.6
ESE
8
1.3
W
15
1.2
W
15
1.1
W
14
1
W
18
Energy kJ
1420
1092
940
662
530
429
264
198
114
42
187
179
161
356
396
344
964
1242
1226
287
711
606
503
628
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.8
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
18
0.6
W
18
0.9
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
7
0.3
W
22
1.4
W
15
1.2
ESE
7
0.7
W
19
0.9
W
19
0.9
W
14
Energy kJ
78
102
107
82
57
40
42
25
253
192
18
9
26
154
216
70
183
136
82
858
164
362
573
320
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
W
20
0.4
W
19
0.4
W
18
0.1
E
9
0.1
NW
18
0.7
W
17
0.1
W
24
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
W
21
0.6
W
20
0.1
NW
19
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
17
9
4
4
30
118
104
2
12
281
11
2
3
142
268
15
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ESE
7
2.4
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
6
2.1
ESE
6
1.9
SE
6
2.1
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
2.1
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
Energy kJ
471
527
372
310
346
275
351
189
71
41
7
11
27
173
230
145
550
294
151
183
137
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
95
95
95
95
34
20
20
11
0
0
0
4
11
0
7
11
11
11
11
0
11
11
11
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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