Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 5PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 18 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:06PM1.31m | 3:41AM1.18m | 4:19PM1.21m | 5:15AM1.12m | 5:58PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM0.55m | 9:08PM0.61m | 9:27AM0.68m | 10:46PM0.70m | 11:34AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 56 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 54 | 55 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 18 | W 17 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | NW 5 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 6 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 59 | 77 | 41 | 43 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 59 | 59 | 69 | 41 | 41 | 43 |
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