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Wharariki Beach Surf Photo: 'Small swell' by Rob Davies

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	ESE	ESE	W	W
	6 s	cross- off	6 s	13 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 June 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	ESE	ESE	ESE	W	W	WNW
	6 s	cross- off	6 s	13 s	17 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 June 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	ESE	ESE	ESE	W	W	N
	6 s	cross- off	6 s	13 s	16 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 June 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	ESE	ESE	ESE	W	W	N
	6 s	cross- off	6 s	12 s	16 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 June 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
	ESE	ESE	ESE	W	WSW
	6 s	cross- off	6 s	16 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 June 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	W	SE	ESE	W	WSW	WNW
	15 s	cross- off	5 s	15 s	12 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 June 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	W	ESE	E	W	NNW	NNW
	15 s	cross- off	5 s	15 s	7 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 June 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	W	ESE	E	W	NNW	N
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s	7 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 June 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	W	ESE	E	W	NNW	N
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s	7 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 June 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	W	ESE	E	W	NNW	N
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	14 s	7 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 June 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	W	SE		W	E	NNW
	13 s	glass		13 s	4 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 June 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	W	SSE		W	ENE	NNW
	13 s	glass		13 s	3 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 June 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	W	S		W	ENE	W
	13 s	off		13 s	3 s	22 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 June 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	W	S		W	W	ENE
	13 s	glass		13 s	21 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 June 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	W	SSW		W	WNW	ENE
	13 s	glass		13 s	21 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 June 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	W	NNE		W	W	NNE
	20 s	glass		13 s	20 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 June 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	Swell 3	3 hours later
	W	NNW		W	W	N
	19 s	glass		13 s	19 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 18 June at 3 pm

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

Image captured 3 minutes after low water (at low spring tide). Tide height was 0.3m (1.0 ft). Range 3.79m (12.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

user: Rob Davies (1340 photos)
photo taken at: 2:55 pm 17 Jun 2025

Small swell

New Zealand | Wharariki Beach

Average rating: 3.0

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Nice conditions, but this is as big as set waves got, so it would have been much better at more exposed spots.

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