Wharariki Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.67° E

Wharariki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wharariki Beach sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.8° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 8AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (28 Aug)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (28 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
10
3.5
NNW
10
3.5
NNW
10
4
NNW
10
4
NNW
10
3
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
9
2.1
NNW
9
1.3
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
9
1.6
W
21
1.7
W
20
1.7
W
20
0.6
W
19
1.7
W
18
2
W
18
0.7
W
18
1.8
W
17
2.5
W
16
3
W
7
3.5
W
8
3.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1337
1980
2595
2910
2864
1823
1158
660
572
737
367
2180
2274
2162
265
1945
2541
304
1929
3344
913
1499
1937
Wind (km/h)
45
NNW
50
N
55
N
50
NNW
45
NW
30
WNW
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
45
W
45
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
50
WSW
65
W
65
WSW
65
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:04AM3.05m
10:20PM3.24m
10:38AM3.16m
10:54PM3.33m
11:13AM3.23m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.30m
4:10PM0.25m
4:33AM0.16m
4:45PM0.16m
5:07AM0.07m
5:20PM0.12m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
5
9
12
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
11
12
13
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
11
Feels °C
5
3
3
3
4
7
6
4
2
1
2
2
3
4
2
1
2
4
5
3
1
0
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