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Paekakariki surf break

Paekakariki surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 15 Feb 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
20.2° C
 (Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Paekakariki today?

The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 1PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 15). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (15 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (15 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.2
WNW
0.1
W
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)151514141414131313136121212121255555555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22212020201817171716866614313132728201496
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
35
S
40
S
45
S
50
S
55
SSW
55
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
20
SSW
0
E
5
ENE
10
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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		glasscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		onglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03AM
1.46
10:25PM
1.46
10:39AM
1.61
10:59PM
1.59
11:12AM
1.75
11:31PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:58AM
0.47
4:25PM
0.37
4:35AM
0.32
4:59PM
0.22
5:08AM
0.19
5:31PM
0.09
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
Sunrise-6:43-------6:43-------6:45------
Sunset-----8:23-------8:22-------8:21--
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cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141414151212131314151515151514151616161719181514
Feels °C (?)87662232388881215151514151618181513
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