Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 3AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | W 18 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:43AM1.69m | 2:09PM1.57m | 2:29AM1.58m | 2:59PM1.48m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18PM0.22m | 7:44AM0.22m | 7:57PM0.31m | 8:25AM0.33m | 8:45PM0.43m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 12 | W 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 72 | 4 | 103 | 72 | 101 | 66 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | W 6 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | W 18 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 826 | 836 | 676 | 482 | 222 | 303 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 207 | 193 | 193 | 67 | 67 | 90 | 106 | 106 | 76 | 90 | 76 | 76 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
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