Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 2AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 421 | 325 | 281 | 303 | 202 | 251 | 481 | 878 | 1008 | 952 | 1330 | 1776 | 1235 | 1191 | 827 | 1118 | 875 | 634 | 450 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:39PM1.89m | 11:59AM1.90m | 00:20AM1.85m | 12:39PM1.86m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM-0.01m | 5:47AM-0.00m | 6:06PM0.01m | 6:21AM0.06m | 6:44PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | NW 14 | NW 8 | S 14 |
| kJ | 421 | 325 | 281 | 303 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 634 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | S 14 | NW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | 15 | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 |
| kJ | 27 | — | — | — | 202 | 251 | 481 | 878 | 1008 | 952 | 1330 | 1776 | 1235 | 1191 | 827 | 1118 | 875 | — | 450 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 76 | 94 | 118 | 129 | 157 | 118 | 118 | 129 | 90 | 146 | 218 | 218 | 157 | 41 |
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