Paekakariki surf break

Paekakariki surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 08 May 2026 NZST
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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
15.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Paekakariki today?

The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 6AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (09 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (09 May)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
9
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
10
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
8
2
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
940
1782
2238
2027
2208
1874
1642
1532
1382
1172
885
607
370
269
197
189
155
86
50
39
20
19
18
17
Wind (km/h)
35
N
35
NW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NW
40
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
5
ESE
15
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
0
SSE
5
ESE
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:10AM1.39m
2:43PM1.27m
3:12AM1.33m
3:56PM1.22m
4:26AM1.32m
5:16PM1.25m
Low Tide
7:36PM0.50m
8:18AM0.53m
8:34PM0.59m
9:37AM0.57m
10:02PM0.63m
11:15AM0.54m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
7:15
7:16
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5:17
5:16
5:15
2
6
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
13
12
10
10
10
10
12
13
10
11
10
8
8
8
9
8
9
9
7
9
11
11
11
12
12
9
4
5
6
6
8
11
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
2
NW
9
1.6
NW
9
0.2
S
14
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.6
WNW
9
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
Energy kJ
4
607
370
16
197
189
155
86
50
152
189
179
111
115
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
NW
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.4
NW
9
0.3
NW
8
0.2
WNW
8
Energy kJ
4
4
10
62
55
56
57
55
39
20
19
11
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
Energy kJ
2
21
20
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NNW
9
3
NW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
9
3
NW
10
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
8
1.3
NW
9
0.4
S
2
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
940
1782
2238
2027
2208
1874
1642
1532
1382
1172
885
269
2
17
16
14
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
77
123
122
123
123
94
118
76
76
118
76
39
41
41
41
15
16
67
67
16
16
16
16
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Wellington
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
4
2
2
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
8
7
9
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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