Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 1AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1008 | 799 | 952 | 1235 | 1313 | 1158 | 1237 | 1319 | 1027 | 752 | 675 | 344 | 361 | 309 | 226 | 595 | 629 | 476 | 334 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:20AM1.85m | 12:39PM1.86m | 1:03AM1.76m | 1:23PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06PM0.01m | 6:21AM0.06m | 6:44PM0.08m | 6:57AM0.16m | 7:24PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | |  | |  | |  |  | | | |  |  | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 8 | S 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 752 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 35 | 34 | 629 | 476 | 334 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | NW 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 4 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 32 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | WNW 15 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 22 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 1008 | 799 | 952 | 1235 | 1313 | 1158 | 1237 | 1319 | 1027 | — | 675 | 344 | 361 | 309 | 226 | 595 | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 90 | 146 | 129 | 43 | 96 | 43 | 76 | 118 | 41 | 43 | 77 | 157 | 157 | 334 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Paekakariki surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest