Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 20s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 2PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 20 | NW 19 | NW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 415 | 223 | 80 | 26 | 38 | 96 | 95 | 145 | 142 | 136 | 127 | 148 | 264 | 162 | 74 | 53 | 45 | 46 | 67 | 104 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:21AM1.64m | 9:37PM1.81m | 10:00AM1.75m | 10:15PM1.89m | 10:36AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37PM0.17m | 4:02AM0.04m | 4:10PM0.07m | 4:32AM-0.02m | 4:40PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 19 | SSW 7 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 223 | 80 | 26 | 8 | 96 | 16 | 145 | 142 | 136 | 127 | 123 | 264 | 162 | 73 | 28 | 45 | 46 | 25 | 126 | 166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 20 | NW 6 | NW 19 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | S 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 26 | 25 | 38 | 5 | 95 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 20 | 28 | 23 | 89 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 22 | NW 21 | NW 20 | WNW 16 | W 10 | WNW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 4 | WNW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 18 | 16 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 67 | 104 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 4 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | — |
| kJ | 415 | — | 2 | 135 | 108 | 82 | 7 | — | — | 17 | 71 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 94 | 16 | 67 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 59 | 77 | 77 | 41 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 41 |
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