Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 12PM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 9 | WNW 13 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 321 | 231 | 261 | 374 | 436 | 357 | 305 | 362 | 468 | 605 | 619 | 492 | 403 | 333 | 275 | 149 | 75 | 41 | 49 | 38 | 40 | 33 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:42PM1.76m | 00:57AM1.67m | 1:12PM1.67m | 1:28AM1.56m | 1:43PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20AM0.12m | 6:38PM0.15m | 6:48AM0.20m | 7:07PM0.24m | 7:18AM0.31m | 7:40PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | W 14 | W 18 | S 10 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 275 | 149 | 75 | 31 | 23 | 33 | 40 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | W 17 | S 9 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 49 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | S 9 | NW 16 | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 8 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 321 | 231 | 261 | 374 | 436 | 357 | 305 | 362 | 468 | 605 | 619 | 492 | 403 | 333 | 1 | 18 | 514 | 923 | 917 | 935 | 684 | 586 | 512 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 123 | 94 | 123 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 60 | 76 | 76 | 39 | 122 | 122 | 139 | 139 | 193 | 139 | 291 | 122 | 223 |
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