Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 11PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 13 | W 13 | N 3 | N 4 | WNW 16 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 16 | NW 14 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:58PM1.20m | 6:57AM1.16m | 7:22PM1.28m | 8:06AM1.29m | 8:20PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.64m | 1:28PM0.65m | 2:10AM0.50m | 2:26PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 14 | 40 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 9 | — | S 14 | S 14 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | NW 16 | S 11 | SSW 11 | NW 4 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | S 12 | W 13 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 14 | — | — | — | NW 14 | S 12 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 59 | 77 | 77 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
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