Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 11PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 15 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 832 | 636 | 437 | 470 | 435 | 291 | 191 | 149 | 109 | 188 | 229 | 137 | 86 | 83 | 62 | 49 | 35 | 33 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:47PM1.23m | 6:24AM1.20m | 7:08PM1.26m | 7:43AM1.25m | 8:15PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:11AM0.68m | 12:48PM0.65m | 1:40AM0.63m | 2:02PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 291 | 191 | 149 | 109 | 82 | 229 | 137 | 86 | 83 | 62 | 49 | 35 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | NW 17 | WNW 15 | S 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WNW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 29 | 59 | 75 | 188 | 5 | 133 | 84 | 54 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — |
| kJ | 832 | 636 | 437 | 470 | 435 | — | — | 1 | 29 | 40 | 102 | 73 | 55 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 76 | 113 | 77 | 76 | 39 | 15 | 15 | 210 | 128 | 96 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 122 | 16 | 16 |
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