Surf Forecasts:
Pukerua Bay surf forecast from 12 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 17 Jun, 9PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 14 Jun, 9PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period, NW swell with 566 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 17 Jun, 9PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pukerua Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Pukerua Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 17) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Pukerua Bay in the next 16 days are 2.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 14) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Monday (Jun 15) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Wed 17th Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Wed 17th Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Sun 14th Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pukerua Bay over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 5 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 25 | 25 | 90 | 393 | 551 | 485 | 363 | 79 | 21 | 20 | 102 | 150 | 49 | 19 | 41 | 43 | 18 | 57 | 54 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | on | on |
High Tide | 7:58PM1.35m | 8:16AM1.34m | 8:50PM1.42m | 9:11AM1.38m | 9:39PM1.47m | 10:03AM1.41m | 10:29PM1.49m | 10:54AM1.40m | 11:19PM1.48m | 11:46AM1.37m | 00:10AM1.43m | 12:38PM1.31m | 1:02AM1.37m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40PM0.24m | 2:11AM0.24m | 2:35PM0.19m | 3:04AM0.19m | 3:27PM0.16m | 3:54AM0.17m | 4:17PM0.15m | 4:46AM0.17m | 5:06PM0.17m | 5:38AM0.20m | 5:56PM0.21m | 6:31AM0.24m | 6:47PM0.27m | ||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
 | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | NW 5 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | SSW 11 | NW 5 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 79 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 150 | 49 | 19 | 41 | 10 | 101 | 57 | 54 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | WNW 15 | NW 20 | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 17 | WNW 15 | NW 7 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 13 | NW 5 | SSW 11 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 86 | 10 | 43 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | W 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | W 13 | — | — | S 15 | S 13 | WNW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 12 | — | W 14 | W 13 | NW 16 | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | — | 90 | 393 | 551 | 485 | 363 | 59 | 39 | — | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 33 | 33 | 73 | 73 | 108 | 108 | 99 | 76 | 26 | 26 | 75 | 75 | 33 | 55 | 33 | 33 | 26 | 12 | 34 | 75 |
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