Paekakariki Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.96° S 174.97° E

Paekakariki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paekakariki sea temperature is
12.0° C
0.8° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 5PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
13
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.7
NNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
36
25
24
23
22
21
21
20
20
20
8
8
7
7
7
7
5
8
14
14
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:24PM1.63m
1:40AM1.69m
2:05PM1.54m
2:21AM1.56m
2:47PM1.45m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.14m
7:13PM0.23m
7:42AM0.23m
7:50PM0.33m
8:17AM0.34m
8:31PM0.44m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
10
13
13
10
8
7
8
7
8
11
11
8
7
7
7
6
7
9
9
9
12
Feels °C
7
10
9
7
5
4
5
4
5
8
8
5
4
4
5
3
4
5
4
4
8
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