Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 11AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 120 | 119 | 106 | 80 | 50 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
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-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:23AM1.35m | 8:43PM1.52m | 9:16AM1.50m | 9:31PM1.65m | 9:58AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41AM0.43m | 2:57PM0.45m | 3:27AM0.28m | 3:39PM0.30m | 4:03AM0.16m | 4:14PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 15 | WNW 9 | SSW 6 | WNW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 50 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 5 | S 14 | WNW 9 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 15 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | 96 | 120 | 119 | 106 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 39 | 73 | 27 | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 67 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 60 | 16 | 43 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 106 | 106 | 67 | 16 | 60 | 60 | 16 | 16 | 59 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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