Paekakariki surf break

Paekakariki surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 01 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Paekakariki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Paekakariki sea temperature is
19.9° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Paekakariki today?

The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 4AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)2ft (0.6m)3s
Afternoon (01 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (01 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.6
NNW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.2
WNW
0.1
W
1.9
SSW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)141413133456678891312121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)88777193349311261033333333333
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNW
25
NW
10
NNW
0
NE
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
offcross-
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
/ height (m)
9:13PM
1.36
9:36AM
1.53
10:07PM
1.51
10:24AM
1.69
10:49PM
1.65
11:04AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:47AM
0.45
4:18PM
0.29
4:29AM
0.29
4:55PM
0.16
5:03AM
0.17
5:26PM
0.06
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise----7:00-------7:01-------7:01---
Sunset-------8:04-------8:01-------8:00
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
--------21-1-121-111111-
Temp. °C14131312171717161091010111110101010101011111414
Feels °C (?)13121291413151633533333454456910
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