Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 8PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 149 | 109 | 321 | 212 | 139 | 86 | 83 | 61 | 59 | 55 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:24AM1.20m | 7:08PM1.26m | 7:43AM1.25m | 8:15PM1.34m | 8:42AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:48PM0.65m | 1:40AM0.63m | 2:02PM0.59m | 2:38AM0.53m | 2:53PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 239 | 149 | 109 | 321 | 212 | 139 | 86 | 83 | 61 | 59 | 55 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | NW 17 | NW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 29 | 59 | 75 | 69 | 148 | 111 | 84 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | SSW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 106 | 188 | 173 | 107 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 67 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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