Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 40 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 59 | 72 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 53 | 69 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:00AM1.79m | 11:16PM1.93m | 11:38AM1.80m | 11:53PM1.91m | 12:14PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05PM0.05m | 5:31AM-0.01m | 5:37PM0.04m | 6:01AM0.01m | 6:08PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
 | | |  |  | | | |  | | |  | | | | |  | | |  | | |
 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 59 | 72 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 53 | 69 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 15 | SSW 4 | WNW 18 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | — | W 14 | W 14 | NW 19 | WNW 19 | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | 15 | 35 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 38 | 61 | 219 | 509 | 745 | 791 | 661 | 240 | 219 | 172 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 59 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 67 | 16 | 16 | 106 | 196 | 223 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 191 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Paekakariki surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest