Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 2PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 9 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 59 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 78 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:43PM1.70m | 1:00AM1.80m | 1:24PM1.63m | 1:40AM1.69m | 2:05PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31AM0.08m | 6:37PM0.16m | 7:07AM0.14m | 7:13PM0.23m | 7:42AM0.23m | 7:50PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 9 | NW 6 | WNW 18 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 13 | 59 | 28 | 32 | 47 | 15 | 78 | 32 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 69 | 67 | 15 | 36 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 5 | WNW 18 | SSW 14 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 14 | S 9 | WNW 14 | S 19 | S 18 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 30 | 30 | 38 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 37 | 14 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 15 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | SSW 14 | WNW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 19 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | N 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 22 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 39 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 20 | 8 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 26 | 20 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 16 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 51 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 41 |
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