Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 11PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the N by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 393 | 342 | 279 | 181 | 161 | 161 | 133 | 143 | 256 | 403 | 424 | 237 | 85 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:46PM1.44m | 9:09AM1.43m | 9:22PM1.58m | 9:42AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM0.50m | 3:07AM0.39m | 3:16PM0.35m | 3:40AM0.25m | 3:49PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 237 | 85 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 42 | 66 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | NW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 7 | 49 | 45 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | S 5 | S 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 393 | 342 | 279 | 181 | 161 | 161 | 133 | 143 | 256 | 403 | 424 | — | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 77 | 90 | 90 | 132 | 157 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 41 |
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