Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punakaiki today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Punakaiki at 3AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Punakaiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1382 | 1346 | 1184 | 1152 | 978 | 1212 | 1077 | 938 | 811 | 684 | 674 | 674 | 1016 | 1003 | 966 | 869 | 845 | 622 | 724 | 666 | 966 | 1102 | 1154 | 429 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:42AM2.38m | 6:19PM2.36m | 6:43AM2.47m | 7:17PM2.48m | 7:43AM2.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.64m | 12:02PM0.51m | 00:27AM0.56m | 1:00PM0.43m | 1:27AM0.43m | 1:58PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1382 | 1346 | 1184 | 1152 | 978 | 1212 | 1077 | 938 | 811 | 684 | 674 | 674 | 1016 | 1003 | 966 | 869 | 845 | 622 | 724 | 666 | 966 | 1102 | 1154 | 327 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | — | W 5 | — | — | — | W 14 |
| kJ | 524 | 400 | 295 | 220 | 181 | — | — | 8 | 67 | 109 | 227 | 243 | — | — | — | 37 | — | 106 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 429 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 183 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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