Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 6AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1248 | 881 | 341 | 126 | 64 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 25 | 24 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:08AM1.24m | 6:50PM1.37m | 7:36AM1.35m | 8:02PM1.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.62m | 1:05PM0.62m | 1:55AM0.47m | 2:13PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | 3 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 69 | 881 | 341 | 126 | 64 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 25 | 24 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | SSW 7 | NW 15 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 51 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 15 | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | S 10 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 1248 | 2 | 33 | 50 | 56 | 30 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 105 | 132 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 59 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 122 | 69 | 16 | 16 |
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