Paekakariki Surf Forecast

/ Wellington (17 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (40.96° S 174.97° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Paekakariki surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 05 Nov 2025 NZDT

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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

Today's Paekakariki sea temperature is 15.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Paekakariki today?

The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 12PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	4s
Evening (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	4s

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

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	Wednesday 05							Thursday 06								Friday 07								Sat 08
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 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 Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Period(s) (?)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	5	6	6
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	36	51	43	40	28	16	27	62	128	171	128	90	97	178	184	143	115	71	42	28	29	44	97	196
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)				10:23AM 1.84				10:41PM 1.90				11:04AM 1.92				11:24PM 1.91				11:45AM 1.94				12:08AM 1.87
Low Tide / height (m)		4:19AM 0.00				4:37PM 0.02				4:56AM -0.03				5:16PM -0.03				5:33AM -0.01				5:54PM -0.01

	Wednesday 05							Thursday 06								Friday 07								Sat 08
Sunrise	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:01	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:06	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	11	14	16	16	14	13	12	13	14	14	15	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	15	12	12
Feels °C (?)	9	8	11	13	13	11	9	8	9	11	11	12	13	14	13	13	13	14	14	13	12	12	8	8

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