Wharariki Beach surf break

Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 22 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
15.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 12PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (22 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (22 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tue
25
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1.4
W
0.1
N
2
W
1.6
WSW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)1415151515151414141414131366131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4625066446705415064073293292532326733298200163163119112106150150150113
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
15
S
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
15
NW
10
W
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
20
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
30
WSW
15
WSW
10
ENE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:57AM
3.07
12:13AM
2.94
12:33PM
3.03
12:50AM
2.87
1:11PM
2.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:46AM
0.38
6:10PM
0.45
6:23AM
0.43
6:47PM
0.50
7:00AM
0.50
7:26PM
0.58
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tue
25
Sunrise-5:58-------5:56-------5:56------
Sunset-----8:31-------8:32-------8:35--
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141414141414151514141515151514141414141515151515
Feels °C (?)812111212121414141412866710121091113141310
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