Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 12AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 346 | 394 | 446 | 773 | 512 | 475 | 784 | 1059 | 1205 | 1289 | 1109 | 687 | 304 | 132 | 68 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:51PM1.73m | 11:09AM1.65m | 11:22PM1.79m | 11:41AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41PM0.20m | 5:06AM0.14m | 5:12PM0.14m | 5:36AM0.09m | 5:43PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | W 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 687 | 304 | 132 | 54 | 32 | 32 | 263 | 236 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NW 20 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | WNW 13 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 70 | 47 | 68 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | 346 | 394 | 446 | 773 | 512 | 475 | 784 | 1059 | 1205 | 1289 | 1109 | — | 25 | 518 | 712 | 599 | 478 | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 122 | 77 | 90 | 90 | 94 | 148 | 157 | 157 | 118 | 148 | 15 | 122 | 122 | 67 | 67 | 221 | 16 | 67 |
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