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Wharariki Beach Surf Photo: 'Wharariki set' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.67° E

Issued: 11 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wharariki Beach sea temperature is

14.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

Wharariki Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W
	15 s	cross- off	11 s	15 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 March at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wharariki Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
	14 s	cross- off	6 s	14 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 March at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wharariki Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW
	14 s	cross- off	11 s	14 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 March at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wharariki Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
	17 s	cross- off	5 s	14 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 March at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wharariki Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW
	17 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 March at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wharariki Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	S		WSW	WSW
	17 s	glass		17 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 March at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wharariki Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE	ESE	WSW	N
	16 s	cross- off	3 s	16 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 March at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wharariki Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	E	E	WSW	N
	16 s	cross	3 s	16 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 March at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wharariki Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	E	E	WSW	N
	16 s	cross	4 s	16 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 March at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wharariki Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE	E	WSW	N
	16 s	cross- off	5 s	16 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 March at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wharariki Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE	ESE	WSW	N
	16 s	cross- off	6 s	16 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 March at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wharariki Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE	ESE	WSW	N
	16 s	cross- off	6 s	16 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 March at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wharariki Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE	ESE	WSW	WNW
	16 s	cross- off	6 s	16 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 March at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wharariki Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE	E	WSW	WNW
	15 s	cross- off	6 s	15 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 March at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wharariki Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE	E	WSW	N
	15 s	cross- off	5 s	15 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 March at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wharariki Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	E	E	WSW	WNW
	15 s	cross	5 s	15 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 March at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wharariki Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE	NE	WSW	E
	15 s	glass	3 s	15 s	4 s

Open ocean wave model on 12 March at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Wharariki Beach around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 47 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 2.4m (7.9 ft). Range 3.95m (13.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Wharariki Beach Surf Photo: 'Wharariki set' by Rob Davies

A five-wave set rolls into Wharariki after high tide. Warm water, warm sun and long left-breaking walls just west of the Archway Islands. The cross-off chop from the east wind never got too bad. The bigger sets were head-high, maybe a foot overhead but there were plenty of lulls too.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 4:01 pm 11 Mar 2015