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Wharariki Beach Surf Photo: 'Cyclone Pam swell - day 3' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 40.51° S 172.67° E

Issued: 5 am 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Wharariki Beach sea temperature is

14.7° 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
	NNW	ESE	ESE	WSW	N
	17 s	cross- off	4 s	12 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 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
	NNW	E	E	WSW	N
	17 s	cross	4 s	13 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 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
	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

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	ESE		WSW	N
	17 s	cross- off		13 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 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
	NNW	SSE	E	WSW	N
	16 s	off	3 s	13 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 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
	NNW	SE	NE	WSW	N
	16 s	cross- off	6 s	13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 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
	NNW	SE	E	WSW	N
	16 s	cross- off	4 s	13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 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
	NNW	S		NNW	WSW
	19 s	off		19 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 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
	NNW	SSE		N	WSW
	19 s	glass		19 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 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
	NNW	NNE	E	N	WSW
	18 s	glass	4 s	18 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 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
	NNW	NE	ESE	N	WSW
	17 s	cross- on	4 s	17 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 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
	NNW	ENE	ESE	WSW	N
	16 s	cross- on	5 s	13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 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
	W	WNW		WSW	N
	13 s	cross- on		13 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 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
	WNW	W		WSW	N
	13 s	glass		13 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 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
	W	SSW		WSW	N
	13 s	glass		12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 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
	W	WSW		WSW	N
	12 s	cross- off		12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 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
	W	SSW	E	WSW	N
	12 s	glass	5 s	12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 March at 9 am

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

Image captured 2 hours and 55 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.8m (5.9 ft). Range 3.95m (13.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Wharariki Beach Surf Photo: 'Cyclone Pam swell - day 3' by Rob Davies

Rob L, circled for scale, paddles out at Wharariki on the 3rd day of Cyclone Pam swell. Big sets were far apart, well overhead, and fat so hard to get into on a small board. Not as good as the previous 2 days.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 9:48 am 16 Mar 2015