Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 5PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 7 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 126 | 126 | 115 | 158 | 214 | 196 | 156 | 118 | 82 | 53 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 59 | 424 | 883 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:14PM1.54m | 1:30AM1.44m | 1:48PM1.41m | 2:08AM1.29m | 2:35PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47AM0.29m | 7:05PM0.36m | 7:17AM0.43m | 7:40PM0.51m | 7:54AM0.58m | 8:29PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 158 | 214 | 196 | 156 | 118 | 82 | 53 | 31 | 20 | 47 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 46 | 23 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 14 | S 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 17 | SSW 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 29 | 12 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | — | S 14 | NW 18 | S 14 | WNW 16 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 15 | S 14 | WNW 10 | S 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 126 | 126 | 115 | — | 62 | 58 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 59 | 424 | 883 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 43 | 15 | 67 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 41 | 21 | 111 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 59 | 76 | 77 | 90 | 90 |
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