Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 12PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 18 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 54 | 25 | 25 | 48 | 43 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:04AM1.77m | 1:27PM1.64m | 1:43AM1.69m | 2:09PM1.57m | 2:29AM1.58m | 2:59PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09AM0.13m | 7:18PM0.22m | 7:44AM0.22m | 7:57PM0.31m | 8:25AM0.33m | 8:45PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 14 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 76 | 54 | 147 | 5 | 48 | 43 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 103 | 111 | 71 | 66 | 41 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 16 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | 15 | 20 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 205 | 321 | 1080 | 1000 | 769 | 794 | 734 | 585 | 432 | 425 | 303 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 330 | 344 | 67 | 207 | 222 | 221 | 193 | 193 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 90 | 106 | 21 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
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