Wharariki Beach Surf Forecast

/ Nelson – West Coast (6 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (40.51° S 172.67° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Wharariki Beach surfForecast / Nelson – West Coast / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 10 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 15.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Wharariki Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Wharariki Beach at 5AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Evening (10 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	8s

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

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		Monday 10								Tuesday 11								Wednesday 12
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	6	8	9	10	10	10	12	11	10	10	9	9	9	13	12	12	12
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	284	280	222	219	166	166	84	115	354	727	1040	1075	1066	1744	1065	608	318	180	103	57	87	153	187	184
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WNW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	NE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			1:49AM 3.10				2:16PM 3.17				2:46AM 2.87				3:16PM 2.96				3:50AM 2.67					4:22PM 2.79
Low Tide / height (m)	7:42PM 0.19				8:02AM 0.29				8:37PM 0.39				8:58AM 0.51				9:39PM 0.58					10:02AM 0.69

		Monday 10								Tuesday 11								Wednesday 12
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:20

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-
Temp. °C	14	15	15	15	16	15	16	15	15	15	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	15	14
Feels °C (?)	8	10	12	13	14	12	12	11	9	8	7	7	9	10	11	12	13	11	9	8	7	8	12	12

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