
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 10PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
940 | 932 | 264 | 257 | 236 | 173 | 167 | 184 | 260 | 171 | 157 | 152 | 214 | 204 | 129 | 124 | 303 | 454 | 466 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:59PM3.00m | 8:28AM2.97m | 8:56PM3.22m | 9:23AM3.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM0.43m | 2:40PM0.32m | 3:13AM0.21m | 3:32PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
96 | 75 | 264 | 257 | 236 | 173 | 167 | 121 | 260 | 171 | 157 | 152 | 214 | 204 | 129 | 124 | 73 | 158 | 220 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NNW 8 | W 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 19 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | N 8 | N 8 | N 5 | NW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
21 | 21 | 72 | 39 | 48 | 33 | 30 | 184 | 86 | 85 | 52 | 51 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 122 | 76 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 24 | N 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 13 | — | W 20 | W 19 |
— | — | 11 | 49 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 28 | — | 30 | 66 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 6 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 |
940 | 932 | 84 | 3 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 31 | 42 | 41 | 32 | 52 | 24 | 13 | 99 | 303 | 454 | 466 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 95 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 111 | 152 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 95 | 95 |
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