Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 12PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Wharariki Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1357 | 1885 | 1529 | 1647 | 1433 | 1433 | 1487 | 1858 | 1301 | 1789 | 1745 | 1635 | 1410 | 1449 | 1327 | 1190 | 1164 | 1010 | 858 | 730 | 606 | 503 | 496 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | 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 | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:38AM3.34m | 11:56PM3.47m | 12:18PM3.27m | 00:35AM3.33m | 12:58PM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30AM-0.08m | 5:45PM-0.01m | 6:11AM-0.01m | 6:26PM0.10m | 6:50AM0.13m | 7:07PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 1357 | 1885 | 1529 | 1647 | 1433 | 1433 | 1487 | 1858 | 1301 | 1789 | 1745 | 1635 | 1410 | 1449 | 1327 | 1190 | 1164 | 1010 | 858 | 730 | 606 | 503 | 496 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | E 4 | W 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | — | — | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 46 | 61 | 81 | 100 | 108 | 3 | 177 | 23 | 16 | 58 | 57 | — | — | — | 45 | 22 | 44 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | E 5 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 83 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 147 | 84 | 74 | 113 | 145 | 113 | 276 | 225 | 131 | 78 | 68 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 111 | 111 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 111 | 111 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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