Wharariki Beach surf break

Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 NZST
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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 9AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (19 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (19 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
15
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
13
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.4
W
13
1.4
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
2
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
243
240
225
202
202
199
199
199
138
127
125
85
87
85
84
52
114
188
233
268
348
390
444
423
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
10
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:36AM3.32m
00:02AM3.42m
12:28PM3.19m
00:55AM3.30m
1:23PM3.02m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.02m
5:49PM0.04m
6:20AM0.11m
6:40PM0.18m
7:15AM0.24m
7:35PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:17
5:16
5:15
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
8
8
8
9
9
7
7
9
7
7
8
7
9
10
12
11
10
10
9
11
11
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
15
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
13
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.4
W
13
0.4
W
13
0.4
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.4
NW
14
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
14
Energy kJ
243
240
225
202
202
199
199
199
138
127
125
85
87
85
84
52
51
47
26
25
48
61
120
322
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
21
0.3
NE
5
0.1
W
19
0.2
W
19
0.2
W
19
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
Energy kJ
1
9
9
9
7
7
8
8
8
3
7
28
27
20
11
25
25
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
19
0.1
NW
15
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
12
Energy kJ
7
9
26
25
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
N
3
0.8
NNW
4
1.4
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
2
NNW
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
27
114
188
233
268
348
390
444
423
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
152
163
111
34
4
111
34
34
111
111
34
11
111
95
93
95
97
97
93
95
95
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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