Wharariki Beach Surf Photo by Rob Davies

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	E	E	WSW	N
	17 s	cross	4 s	13 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 March at 3 pm

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

Image captured 2 hours and 3 minutes before high water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 2.1m (6.9 ft). Range 3.95m (13.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Cyclone Pam swell -day 2, Wharariki Beach

Wharariki Beach Surf Photo: 'Cyclone Pam swell -day 2' by Rob Davies

Rob Lewis heads out at Wharaiki on the second day of Cyclone Pam north swell. The wind began SE offshore and later fell light. We didn't get out until it got dark after enjoying the best Wharariki conditions we have seen. Well overhead sets that focused strongly on distinct peaks. As the tide dropped a touch it became very hollow. Sadly no images of the best of it.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 4:10 pm 15 Mar 2015

Mark Nichols
Great to see, Always wonder what this coast does on "Nelson" Swells wonder what para para was doing? [Editor replies: Good point. We didn't even look. That coast sometimes shows very long period swells about a foot high as well as local east stuff. We never figured whether these are Tasman Sea swells refracted around Farewell Spit, South Swells getting through Cook Strait, or even a west coast swell reflected off Whanganui coast]