Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 6PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 72 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:38AM1.80m | 11:53PM1.91m | 12:14PM1.78m | 00:29AM1.84m | 12:49PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.04m | 6:01AM0.01m | 6:08PM0.08m | 6:30AM0.08m | 6:39PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 7 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 59 | 72 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 15 | S 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | S 14 | W 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 20 | 66 | 93 | 407 | 762 | 880 | 882 | 291 | 243 | 209 | 136 | 89 | 85 | 58 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 43 | 67 | 16 | 67 | 214 | 210 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 157 | 157 | 192 | 67 | 67 |
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