Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 2PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 92 | 113 | 113 | 108 | 79 | 74 | 60 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 59 | 72 | 67 | 64 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:20AM1.73m | 10:37PM1.90m | 11:00AM1.79m | 11:16PM1.93m | 11:38AM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30PM0.10m | 4:58AM0.00m | 5:05PM0.05m | 5:31AM-0.01m | 5:37PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 94 | 92 | 113 | 113 | 108 | 79 | 74 | 60 | 41 | 40 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 59 | 72 | 67 | 64 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | — | — | W 19 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 15 | WNW 19 | SSW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 19 | W 20 | — | W 14 | W 14 | NW 19 | — | WNW 18 | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | 15 | — | 32 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 21 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 45 | 45 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 59 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 60 | 16 | 16 | 94 |
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