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Wharariki Beach

Tasman District, Tasman, New Zealand

Wharariki Beach 5 photos

  • Wharariki Beach and Archway Islands

    Wharariki Beach and Archway Islands. Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Source

  • Surf crashing against rocks east of Wharariki Beach

    Surf crashing against rocks east of Wharariki Beach. Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain. Source

  • Archway Islands behind grasses on sand dunes at Wharariki Beach

    Archway Islands behind grasses on sand dunes at Wharariki Beach. Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Wharariki beach

    Wharariki beach. Andrea S, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Admiring Scale (Unsplash)

    Admiring Scale (Unsplash). Tyler Lastovich lastly, CC0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am, sunset 7:59 pm
7 am
5.4
28 km/h17 mph wind, Fair
8 am
5.1
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
9 am
5.0
36 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
10 am
5.2
40 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
11 am
5.1
42 km/h26 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
5.1
41 km/h25 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.1
39 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.1
38 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.1
38 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
5.1
38 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
5.0
38 km/h24 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
4.8
37 km/h23 mph wind, Fair
7 pm
4.5
36 km/h23 mph wind, Fair

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Calmest: 7 am to 10 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
15°C59°F
Water
16°C61°F
Wind
159 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
3220 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
7:59 pm
Today
6.5Good7 am53
6.6Good8 am42
6.2Good9 am32
5.3Fair10 am53
5.6Good11 am42
5.4Fair12 pm11
5.4Fair1 pm43
5.3Fair2 pm75
5.9Good3 pm117
7.5Great4 pm138
7.6Great5 pm149
7.5Great6 pm1610
7.3Great7 pm1610
Sat
5.4Fair7 am2817
5.1Fair8 am3019
5.0Fair9 am3623
5.2Fair10 am4025
5.1Fair11 am4226
5.1Fair12 pm4125
5.1Fair1 pm3924
5.1Fair2 pm3824
5.1Fair3 pm3824
5.1Fair4 pm3824
5.0Fair5 pm3824
4.8Fair6 pm3723
4.5Fair7 pm3623
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 3 am, -1.3 m. High at 9 am, 1.3 m. Low at 3 pm, -1.3 mLow 3 am, -1.3 m4 ftHigh 9 am, 1.3 m4 ftLow 3 pm, -1.3 m4 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 pm
  • Low 3 am, -1.3 m4 ft
  • High 9 am, 1.3 m4 ft
  • Low 3 pm, -1.3 m4 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 910 m0.6 mi
  • Wheelchair accessNot listed

Getting there

Nearest airport
36 km22 miTakaka Airport (KTF)

Nearby places

  • Archery CafeFood and drink
    910 m0.6 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 44 km/h27 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon4.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 8%
  • Tue4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 47 km/h29 mph, rain 100%
  • Wed3.4 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h23 mph, rain 44%
  • Thu2.7 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 42 km/h26 mph, rain 75%