Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 6AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 763 | 653 | 543 | 436 | 384 | 556 | 821 | 1089 | 1087 | 881 | 470 | 233 | 153 | 100 | 88 | 78 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:24AM1.26m | 5:11PM1.29m | 6:08AM1.24m | 6:50PM1.37m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30PM0.60m | 10:24AM0.67m | 00:25AM0.62m | 1:05PM0.62m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | NW 15 | NW 16 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 57 | 66 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 69 | 51 | 470 | 233 | 153 | 100 | 88 | 78 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | — | — | NW 15 | NW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 763 | 653 | 543 | 436 | 384 | 556 | 821 | 1089 | 1087 | 881 | 9 | 42 | 44 | 36 | 30 | 18 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 118 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 94 | 118 | 122 | 94 | 16 | 132 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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