Paekakariki Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.96° S 174.97° E

Paekakariki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paekakariki sea temperature is
12.0° C
0.9° 

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


How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 9AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Afternoon (10 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (10 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
9 PM
12 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
17
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
NW
20
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
30
30
29
26
25
25
24
24
15
13
12
30
26
25
25
25
25
25
24
23
22
9
8
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:10AM1.43m
5:53PM1.41m
6:26AM1.43m
7:06PM1.47m
7:41AM1.48m
8:13PM1.57m
Low Tide
11:35AM0.47m
00:19AM0.50m
1:00PM0.45m
1:42AM0.42m
2:11PM0.38m
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:41
7:41
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5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
9
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
7
6
6
6
6
6
9
10
7
7
6
Feels °C
1
2
2
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
4
3
3
3
3
3
6
7
4
4
2
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