Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 11PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 144 | 221 | 228 | 269 | 357 | 472 | 729 | 1080 | 1010 | 804 | 689 | 589 | 398 | 289 | 256 | 363 | 556 | 437 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:33PM1.27m | 5:02AM1.22m | 5:47PM1.23m | 6:24AM1.20m | 7:08PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29PM0.65m | 11:08AM0.65m | 00:11AM0.68m | 12:48PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 17 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 398 | 289 | 256 | 363 | 556 | 437 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 18 | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 29 | 31 | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 56 | 144 | 221 | 228 | 269 | 357 | 472 | 729 | 1080 | 1010 | 804 | 689 | 589 | — | 9 | 238 | 353 | 167 | 87 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 94 | 122 | 138 | 123 | 123 | 146 | 146 | 123 | 113 | 123 | 122 | 77 | 76 | 94 | 90 | 122 | 122 | 16 |
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