Paekakariki Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.96° S 174.97° E

Paekakariki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paekakariki sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.0° 

Paekakariki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 2PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (08 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (08 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
17
0.2
WNW
17
0.2
WNW
17
0.2
WNW
16
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
17
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
10
10
10
23
21
21
8
31
30
29
28
26
24
23
23
22
22
28
26
26
25
25
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
0
S
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
5
W
0
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:16AM1.50m
9:31PM1.65m
9:58AM1.64m
10:12PM1.75m
10:35AM1.74m
Low Tide
3:27AM0.28m
3:39PM0.30m
4:03AM0.16m
4:14PM0.19m
4:33AM0.08m
4:45PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:43
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7:32
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Temp °C
10
9
13
17
16
13
13
13
11
10
15
17
17
16
13
12
12
12
17
18
18
16
14
Feels °C
9
7
11
13
13
11
11
11
9
8
15
15
15
15
12
11
11
10
16
17
17
15
14
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