Paekakariki Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.96° S 174.97° E

Paekakariki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paekakariki sea temperature is
15.0°C
1.1° 

Paekakariki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 5AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.3
NNW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.2
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.8
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
W
12
0.5
N
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
280
182
133
94
82
60
89
83
64
54
26
50
51
39
35
15
16
11
10
9
11
6
6
7
4
3
5
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
W
0
W
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
5:10AM1.24m
5:44PM1.35m
6:37AM1.26m
7:05PM1.39m
7:50AM1.35m
8:10PM1.47m
Low Tide
10:57PM0.56m
11:30AM0.65m
00:56AM0.53m
1:21PM0.59m
2:06AM0.43m
2:25PM0.47m
2:53AM0.33m
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Temp °C
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
14
14
13
14
17
18
18
16
14
13
13
14
17
18
19
17
14
14
15
16
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
12
13
15
13
12
12
12
15
16
16
16
13
12
12
13
15
17
18
17
13
13
14
14
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