Paekakariki surf break

Paekakariki surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 03 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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Paekakariki today?

The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 1AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 03). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (04 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (04 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
W
0.5
NW
1.1
NW
1.6
NW
1.2
NW
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.1
W
0.1
N
0.8
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)1379101110109998887777111545555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)323208494338177925439271716108554351963726267
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
1.77
12:38PM
1.91
12:59AM
1.77
1:13PM
1.88
1:33AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:19PM
0.03
6:24AM
0.07
6:49PM
0.02
6:55AM
0.07
7:18PM
0.05
7:24AM
0.11
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:30-------6:31--
Sunset-8:37-------8:37-------8:36------
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1134--------------------
Temp. °C181714131313161719181412121217181917141516161718
Feels °C (?)181810889121417171311111116161716121213121415
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