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Paekakariki surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.0° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Paekakariki today?
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 8AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 47 | 25 | 48 | 46 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 86 | 40 | 48 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 47 | 46 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:31AM 1.63 | 1:51PM 1.74 | 2:19AM 1.53 | 2:39PM 1.63 | 3:09AM 1.42 | 3:30PM 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:15PM 0.16 | 7:22AM 0.25 | 7:59PM 0.25 | 8:05AM 0.34 | 8:46PM 0.35 | 8:51AM 0.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
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