Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 8AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | NW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 17 | NW 17 | WNW 8 | NW 17 | NW 17 | WNW 17 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 145 | 142 | 136 | 127 | 123 | 224 | 171 | 79 | 53 | 117 | 96 | 68 | 104 | 69 | 77 | 74 | 50 | 86 | 75 | 57 | 36 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:00AM1.75m | 10:15PM1.89m | 10:36AM1.82m | 10:50PM1.92m | 11:10AM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM0.04m | 4:10PM0.07m | 4:32AM-0.02m | 4:40PM0.02m | 5:00AM-0.03m | 5:09PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 145 | 142 | 136 | 127 | 123 | 224 | 171 | 79 | 37 | 117 | 96 | 85 | 168 | 163 | 113 | 108 | 27 | 86 | 65 | 47 | 36 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 19 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 14 | NW 18 | NW 17 | SSW 4 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 16 | NW 17 | NW 17 | WNW 8 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 95 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 79 | 77 | 3 | 20 | 66 | 38 | 25 | 23 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 50 | 72 | 47 | 46 | 48 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 10 | — | — | S 12 | NW 17 | NW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 74 | 53 | 26 | 67 | 68 | 104 | 10 | — | — | 73 | 75 | 75 | 57 | 27 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 10 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 27 | 71 | 103 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 77 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 59 | 90 | 78 | 41 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 41 | 44 | 59 | 41 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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