Wharariki Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.67° E

Wharariki Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Wharariki Beach sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.1° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 12AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (01 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.8
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.4
W
14
1.3
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.4
WNW
13
0.6
W
14
0.7
W
14
0.8
W
14
0.4
WSW
13
0.8
W
7
1.2
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.1
WNW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.5
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1599
1309
1179
918
704
599
499
673
638
142
192
232
59
57
109
172
136
244
579
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
25
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:58AM2.85m
3:30PM2.93m
4:07AM2.68m
4:42PM2.81m
Low Tide
8:50PM0.43m
9:13AM0.53m
9:56PM0.59m
10:21AM0.68m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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Temp °C
12
12
12
11
10
9
11
11
12
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
3
4
7
7
10
10
10
9
10
10
9
11
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