Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 10PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | W 13 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 13 | W 13 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:19PM1.21m | 5:15AM1.12m | 5:58PM1.20m | 6:57AM1.16m | 7:22PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46PM0.70m | 11:34AM0.74m | 1:02AM0.64m | 1:28PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | NNW 4 | S 11 |
| kJ | 55 | 57 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | S 13 | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 14 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 16 | S 11 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 57 | 58 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | — | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | — | S 4 | W 13 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | NW 16 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | NW 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 9 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 21 | 21 | 59 | 59 | 69 | 69 | 59 | 41 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 41 | 59 | 41 |
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