Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 12AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 287 | 505 | 415 | 287 | 139 | 69 | 39 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 47 | 146 | 381 | 1151 | 1469 | 1944 | 1319 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:22PM1.58m | 9:42AM1.56m | 9:54PM1.70m | 10:13AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM0.35m | 3:40AM0.25m | 3:49PM0.23m | 4:11AM0.12m | 4:19PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 139 | 69 | 39 | 25 | 37 | 60 | 58 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | S 6 | W 12 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 49 | 9 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 32 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | NW 13 | W 16 | W 12 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 44 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 287 | 505 | 415 | 287 | — | 3 | — | — | 28 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 47 | 146 | 381 | 1151 | 1469 | 1944 | 1319 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 90 | 90 | 76 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 59 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 123 | 90 |
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