Paekakariki Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.96° S 174.97° E

Paekakariki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paekakariki sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.7° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 5PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
NW
7
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.9
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
2.2
NW
7
3
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
126
115
158
214
196
156
118
82
53
48
48
47
24
23
22
22
22
59
424
883
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
20
N
5
NW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:14PM1.54m
1:30AM1.44m
1:48PM1.41m
2:08AM1.29m
2:35PM1.27m
Low Tide
6:47AM0.29m
7:05PM0.36m
7:17AM0.43m
7:40PM0.51m
7:54AM0.58m
8:29PM0.66m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
6
6
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
10
9
9
10
11
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
9
9
12
8
7
8
9
10
10
11
9
7
7
7
7
9
9
9
7
6
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