Paekakariki surf break

Paekakariki surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 20 Jun 2025 NZST
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
13.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Paekakariki today?

The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 7AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jun)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (20 Jun)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
NW
2.2
NW
2.3
NW
2.2
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
WNW
1.1
NW
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.8
NW
1.1
NW
1.9
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.2
NW
0.7
NW
0.5
NW
0.3
WNW
0.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.1
NW
0.6
N
0.8
N
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.8
NNW
2
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.4
NW
2.5
NW
2.1
NW
1.7
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
Period(s) (?)7777777666666614141414151516456777997961616666551434445555566789101111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)529515565529358309240215107612918197107755683059286509158685223151516313018171313121115223344719010512111510015929549985913381463954613453402
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
NE
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
N
40
N
40
N
45
N
40
N
35
NNW
40
NW
40
WNW
45
NW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
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
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:20AM
1.50
5:02PM
1.41
5:27AM
1.49
6:08PM
1.45
6:35AM
1.50
7:13PM
1.52
7:41AM
1.54
8:13PM
1.60
8:41AM
1.60
9:07PM
1.69
9:35AM
1.65
9:58PM
1.76
10:25AM
1.67
10:46PM
1.80
11:12AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:47AM
0.39
11:13PM
0.48
12:01PM
0.38
12:33AM
0.44
1:09PM
0.36
1:41AM
0.37
2:08PM
0.31
2:40AM
0.29
3:01PM
0.27
3:32AM
0.22
3:49PM
0.23
4:20AM
0.17
4:32PM
0.21
5:04AM
0.15
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise--7:43-------7:45-------7:45-------7:45-------7:45-------7:45-------7:45-------7:45-
Sunset----4:58-------4:58-------4:58-------4:59-------4:59-------4:59-------5:00-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131313141413131199101110109109781011111313108791087997810101212121212111212131312131415141415131111101011
Feels °C (?)7779989866665668756777910533675466345577777666897768679632012
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