Paekakariki surf break

Paekakariki surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 09 Mar 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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Paekakariki today?

The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 8PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (09 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (09 Mar)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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 (?)
0.8
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.3
NW
0.2
WNW
0.3
NW
0.1
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.3
NW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)615151511151515101510101010101010109999914
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46232222222121211521154151515151514141313884
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
S
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglassoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscrossoffcrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:11PM
1.58
2:27AM
1.53
2:41PM
1.45
2:59AM
1.41
3:18PM
1.31
3:44AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:50AM
0.24
8:04PM
0.28
8:20AM
0.36
8:33PM
0.42
8:54AM
0.50
9:09PM
0.57
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise--------7:09-------7:11-------
Sunset---7:51-------7:49-------7:47----
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C161614131312121213161716111011111517171714141312
Feels °C (?)1615118988891415148799141615161313119
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