Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 8PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 21 | W 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 605 | 1683 | 1340 | 1030 | 790 | 682 | 476 | 356 | 280 | 215 | 166 | 166 | 121 | 209 | 76 | 29 | 66 | 62 | 58 | 33 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:34PM2.98m | 1:51AM3.04m | 2:19PM2.89m | 2:40AM2.91m | 3:13PM2.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM0.29m | 7:43PM0.43m | 8:11AM0.39m | 8:31PM0.55m | 9:01AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 541 | 1683 | 1340 | 1030 | 790 | 682 | 476 | 356 | 280 | 215 | 166 | 166 | 121 | 209 | 76 | 29 | 66 | 62 | 58 | 33 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | NW 11 | E 5 | W 20 | WNW 14 | E 5 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | E 4 | W 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 605 | 18 | 43 | 30 | 21 | 19 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | WNW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | W 18 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | N 13 | W 8 | W 15 | W 21 | ESE 3 | E 3 | W 21 | W 20 |
| kJ | 8 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | — | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | W 3 |
| kJ | — | 34 | — | 30 | 24 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 11 | 184 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 111 | 34 | 111 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 111 | 0 |
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