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Punakaiki ratings
Quality on a good day: 5.0
Consistency of surf: 4.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Wind and kite surfing: 1.0
Crowds: 4.5

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Punakaiki Surf Forecast / New-Zealand – West Coast / New Zealand

2 – 7 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 11 am Tuesday 05 Jun 2012

Punakaiki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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Energy
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Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 3.0
SW 		3.0
WSW 		2.5
WSW 		2.5
WSW 		2.1
WSW 		1.6
SW 		1.4
SW 		3.5
WSW 		3.5
WSW 		3.0
WSW 		3.0
WSW 		2.3
WSW 		2.2
WSW 		2.2
WSW 		2.0
WSW 		1.8
WSW 		1.7
WSW 		1.6
WSW
Period (s) (?) 18 18 17 16 10 14 14 9 13 14 14 13 14 14 14 14 13 13
Surfscale
Wave
Graph
(?)
Max-energy 5227 5725 4060 3192 833 1031 822 1867 4626 3717 2890 1838 1849 1977 1534 1204 1002 835
Wind
(km/h) 		15 N 20 ESE 15 SSE 15 SE 5 SE 5 SSW 20 W 35 SW 20 SW 5 SE 5 SE 5 SSW 10 SSE 10 SSW 10 ENE 5 E 10 S 5 ESE
Wind State (?) cross-
off		 cross-
off		 cross cross-
off		 glass cross-
on		 cross-
on		 on on cross-
off		 glass glass cross cross-
on		 off off cross-
on		 glass
Key to wind character - offshore winds at Punakaiki blow from the ENE
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
High Tide
/ height (m) 		12:00PM
3.48
12:20AM
3.51
12:53PM
3.40 		1:11AM
3.42
1:45PM
3.27 		2:02AM
3.28
2:36PM
3.12 		2:55AM
3.13
3:29PM
2.98
3:50AM
2.98

Low Tide
/ height (m) 		5:43AM
0.42
6:09PM
0.53 		6:35AM
0.50
7:00PM
0.63 		7:28AM
0.64
7:51PM
0.78 		8:21AM
0.80
8:42PM
0.94 		9:15AM
0.97
9:36PM
1.09 		10:10AM
1.12

 

Note: the tide data above is for Greymouth, New Zealand which is 37 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Punakaiki. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.
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Today's Punakaiki sea temperature is 14.7 °C (Statistics for 05 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 13.9 max: 15.4 min: 12.4 °C)
Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Heavy rain (total 154mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Tue night, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).
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  heavy rain heavy rain rain showers clear clear clear rain showers rain showers rain showers part cloud part cloud light rain part cloud part cloud clear part cloud part cloud clear
Summary heavy rain heavy rain rain shwrs clear clear clear rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs some clouds some clouds light rain some clouds some clouds clear some clouds some clouds clear
Rain (mm) 56 20 6 - - - 6 4 1 - - 1 - - - - - -
High °C 12 8 8 9 10 10 12 12 10 9 10 11 11 11 10 11 11 9
Low °C 10 7 6 7 10 10 11 10 9 9 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 8
Chill °C (?) 10 5 5 7 10 10 9 9 7 8 10 10 10 10 9 11 10 8
Sunrise 7:56 - - 7:56 - - 7:56 - - 7:58 - - 7:58 - - 7:58 - -
Sunset - 17:08 - - 17:08 - - 17:08 - - 17:08 - - 17:07 - - 17:07 -
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Global Wavefinder Mullaway Dinner-plates Mullaway East-pier Fish-boma J-bay Uatotoka Uatotoka Cloudbreak Brak-river Arrawarra Arrawarra Arrawarra Canal_1 Bobs-beach Asu Asu West-pier
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Information about the Punakaiki Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Punakaiki provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 2-7 days. A general guide to surfing at Punakaiki can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Punakaiki surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Punakaiki) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Punakaiki may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Punakaiki is 186 km (116 miles) from the city of Nelson. If you plan a holiday in West Coast, look for hotels and other accommodation in Nelson. Nelson has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.