Paekakariki surf break

Paekakariki surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 04 Jul 2025 NZST
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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
13.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Paekakariki today?

The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 2AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

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Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
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 (?)
1.7
NNW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
W
0.1
N
0.2
NNW
0.4
NW
0.6
NW
0.7
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NW
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.2
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)91011101111111111111010101010109999888888777131313147121214688999998888888817888101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)53054359357350548339829822421620414714412096925329281211111462222255661004161653849711511112011212511010787907969362437775728
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
10
N
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:53AM
1.28
5:35PM
1.26
5:59AM
1.26
6:41PM
1.29
7:07AM
1.28
7:43PM
1.35
8:08AM
1.34
8:35PM
1.43
8:58AM
1.42
9:20PM
1.52
9:42AM
1.50
10:01PM
1.61
10:22AM
1.57
10:39PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:29PM
0.61
11:09AM
0.56
11:47PM
0.63
12:23PM
0.57
1:03AM
0.60
1:29PM
0.54
2:05AM
0.53
2:25PM
0.48
2:55AM
0.44
3:11PM
0.40
3:39AM
0.35
3:53PM
0.32
4:20AM
0.26
4:31PM
0.25
4:58AM
0.19
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunrise----7:45-------7:43-------7:43-------7:43-------7:43-------7:43-------7:43-------
Sunset------5:04-------5:04-------5:05-------5:06-------5:06-------5:07-------5:07-----
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Rain (mm)
22211-----------------------------------1111----------------
Temp. °C15141312111212101099891010865445897777781111987667101010810101111121312131212121213131212131313
Feels °C (?)121313108986766456653211267444445886553358875789891110111099910109910910
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wellington

  1. Excellent conditions on Friday am with about 15 surfers at the point. Light offshore with shoulder to head-high waves. It got hollow on the gravel bar. Mellower very long lefts on the inside bar as the tide came in. Cloud and rain slowly clearing.

    Delaware Bay Point, 130 km away
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