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Paekakariki surf break

Paekakariki surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Paekakariki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Paekakariki sea temperature is
18.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Paekakariki today?

The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 8PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (28 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (28 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
W
0.5
NW
0.8
NNW
1.2
NW
1.6
NW
1.9
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.3
WNW
1
NW
0.7
NW
0.5
N
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.1
W
0.1
NW
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.1
NW
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)99914445666777775641541312713
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33346196814926631526724015488461785410024
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
15
ENE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		glassoffglasscross-
on		crosscrossglassglasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:21PM
1.33
7:08AM
1.34
7:53PM
1.33
8:34AM
1.42
9:13PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:47AM
0.58
12:49AM
0.59
2:00PM
0.57
2:39AM
0.54
3:25PM
0.45
3:47AM
0.42
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:22-------6:24
Sunset---8:44-------8:43-------8:42----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171919181515161617171716161514151820212116151414
Feels °C (?)161818161313131212131413131314151819192016151312
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