Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 1AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | W 14 | W 14 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 35 | 106 | 205 | 256 | 248 | 376 | 530 | 758 | 611 | 611 | 438 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:35PM1.35m | 3:56AM1.31m | 4:33PM1.27m | 5:02AM1.22m | 5:47PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19PM0.56m | 9:50AM0.57m | 10:29PM0.65m | 11:08AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | S 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 14 | NW 5 | W 6 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 35 | 106 | 205 | 256 | 248 | 376 | 530 | 758 | 611 | 611 | 438 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 60 | 77 | 94 | 94 | 113 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 181 | 123 | 113 | 113 | 76 |
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