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 12 am Saturday 08 Nov 2025 NZDT

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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 15.9° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Paekakariki today?

The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 3AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	5s
Afternoon (08 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Evening (08 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s

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

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		Saturday 08								Sunday 09								Monday 10
	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	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM
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 (?)	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW
Period(s) (?)	5	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	6	6	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	62	123	127	94	80	92	143	206	275	255	157	97	56	43	25	23	30	48	80	69	52	33	26	66
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		12:08AM 1.87				12:27PM 1.90				12:52AM 1.77					1:11PM 1.81				1:38AM 1.63				1:59PM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)				6:09AM 0.05				6:34PM 0.06				6:46AM 0.15					7:15PM 0.17				7:25AM 0.28

		Saturday 08								Sunday 09								Monday 10
Sunrise	-	-	-	6:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:58	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:09

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Temp. °C	13	13	12	13	15	16	16	14	13	12	13	13	14	16	16	15	13	13	13	13	16	17	18	16
Feels °C (?)	9	9	8	9	11	11	12	10	9	8	10	10	11	13	13	13	10	9	9	10	12	14	16	14

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