Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 6PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 492 | 393 | 304 | 277 | 196 | 104 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | 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 | 1:12PM1.67m | 1:28AM1.56m | 1:43PM1.56m | 2:01AM1.43m | 2:19PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.24m | 7:18AM0.31m | 7:40PM0.36m | 7:50AM0.43m | 8:17PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 14 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 196 | 104 | 53 | 23 | 51 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 50 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | W 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 8 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | S 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 53 | 17 | 51 | 46 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | S 14 | NW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 492 | 393 | 304 | 277 | 15 | 97 | 763 | 979 | 653 | 898 | 727 | 563 | 479 | 340 | 318 | 74 | 56 | 36 | 10 | 83 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 94 | 122 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 122 | 303 | 207 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 210 | 222 | 222 | 157 | 90 |
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