Wharekō / Transit Beach
Southland · New Zealand
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Wharekō / Transit Beach is a N-facing sand beach on the New Zealand shoreline, opening onto the Tasman Sea — it catches W–NE swell, and offshore SE–S winds tidy the banks through october–april.
10-day forecast
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Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~12.7°C (54.9°F) on average
Jan
16°C
60.8°F · 13.5–19.9°C
Feb
16.8°C
62.2°F · 14.9–19.8°C
Mar
16.5°C
61.7°F · 14.6–19.8°C
Apr
15.8°C
60.4°F · 13.5–18.5°C
May
14.7°C
58.5°F · 13.7–16.7°C
Jun
13.5°C
56.3°F · 11.8–14.8°C
Jul
12.8°C
55°F · 11.4–14.1°C
Aug
12.5°C
54.5°F · 11.3–13.5°C
Sep
12.6°C
54.7°F · 11.7–13.3°C
Oct
12.7°C
54.9°F · 11.6–13.8°C
Nov
13.9°C
57°F · 12.2–17.2°C
Dec
15.1°C
59.2°F · 13–17.6°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
W–NE
Best wind
SE–S
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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