Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 11PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 13 | NW 7 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 17 | 14 | 35 | 46 | 51 | 94 | 92 | 115 | 136 | 110 | 100 | 74 | 60 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 18 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:54PM1.81m | 10:20AM1.73m | 10:37PM1.90m | 11:00AM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52PM0.19m | 4:22AM0.07m | 4:30PM0.10m | 4:58AM0.00m | 5:05PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | WNW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 17 | 12 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 94 | 92 | 115 | 136 | 110 | 100 | 74 | 60 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NNE 3 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | W 18 | — | — | W 19 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | 14 | 35 | 46 | 51 | 6 | — | — | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NW 6 | S 9 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 19 | W 19 | — | W 14 | W 14 | NW 19 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 16 | 43 | 43 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 67 | 16 | 16 | 51 |
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