Pukerua Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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Pukerua Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pukerua Bay sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pukerua Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Pukerua Bay at 7PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (17 Apr)7ft (2.2m)7s

Table - waves today at Pukerua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NW
1.7
NW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
2.2
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
Period(s) (?)667777788888888889998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)128216391471423559681103310067439706344454453302672731552311741181158266
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
35
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:59AM
1.42
9:27PM
1.42
9:42AM
1.45
10:08PM
1.46
10:25AM
1.44
10:51PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:16PM
0.08
3:37AM
0.10
3:58PM
0.07
4:20AM
0.10
4:42PM
0.09
5:06AM
0.15
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------
Sunset--5:46-------5:45-------5:44-----
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
--1-11125710298123---12234-
Temp. °C151616161616161616161616151413141416161514131313
Feels °C (?)1010111099881010101110991011131312121299
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