Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 2AM is: 2.2m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 516 | 332 | 269 | 363 | 350 | 216 | 450 | 547 | 399 | 518 | 463 | 249 | 143 | 123 | 95 | 91 | 113 | 39 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:27PM1.90m | 11:47AM1.82m | 00:01AM1.88m | 12:21PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18PM0.02m | 5:38AM-0.03m | 5:47PM0.03m | 6:07AM0.01m | 6:18PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 80 | 71 | 70 | 25 | 463 | 249 | 143 | 123 | 95 | 91 | 147 | 147 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | S 6 | — | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 25 | 25 | — | 115 | 186 | 186 | 176 | 123 | 142 | 38 | 39 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | — | WNW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 49 | 38 | 49 | — | 19 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 8 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 516 | 332 | 269 | 363 | 350 | 216 | 450 | 547 | 399 | 518 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 113 | 19 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 118 | 129 | 41 | 59 | 118 | 118 | 157 | 118 | 210 | 16 | 157 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 59 | 77 |
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