Paekakariki surf break

Paekakariki surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 01 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Paekakariki today?

The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 4AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (01 Feb)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (01 Feb)2ft (0.6m)4s

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

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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NNW
1
N
0.9
N
0.7
N
0.6
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NNW
0.8
NW
0.9
NNW
1.4
NW
2.3
NW
2.4
NW
2.3
NW
Period(s) (?)676655444455555554456778
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2592261529062453119152352779883735324162239123471606565
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
10
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
NW
35
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:14PM
1.54
10:35AM
1.71
11:02PM
1.65
11:20AM
1.82
11:44PM
1.73
12:01PM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:36AM
0.29
5:07PM
0.17
5:16AM
0.18
5:45PM
0.08
5:52AM
0.11
6:19PM
0.03
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise---6:24-------6:26-------6:28----
Sunset-------8:39-------8:38-------8:37
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------1211125111
Temp. °C141415151618181714141415161816161818191816171716
Feels °C (?)101112121315151413121112131515151818181611111011
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