Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 9PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 84 | 175 | 205 | 209 | 209 | 177 | 197 | 320 | 361 | 331 | 527 | 446 | 475 | 769 | 1221 | 1677 | 1739 | 1192 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:19PM1.65m | 10:37AM1.60m | 10:51PM1.73m | 11:09AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM0.28m | 4:33AM0.21m | 4:41PM0.20m | 5:06AM0.14m | 5:12PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | W 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | — | — | — | NW 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 19 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | — | — | — | S 13 | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 84 | 175 | 205 | 209 | 209 | 177 | 197 | 320 | 361 | 331 | 527 | 446 | 475 | 769 | 1221 | 1677 | 1739 | 1192 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 67 | 67 | 77 | 77 | 122 | 129 | 77 | 77 | 90 | 160 | 167 | 157 | 157 | 90 |
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