Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 1PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 31 | 41 | 94 | 155 | 178 | 284 | 422 | 321 | 231 | 293 | 427 | 513 | 434 | 308 | 325 | 437 | 365 | 345 | 309 | 336 | 355 | 231 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.81m | 00:27AM1.75m | 12:42PM1.76m | 00:57AM1.67m | 1:12PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54AM0.06m | 6:09PM0.09m | 6:20AM0.12m | 6:38PM0.15m | 6:48AM0.20m | 7:07PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | W 13 | NW 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 231 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 19 | — | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | W 13 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 26 | 24 | 15 | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | NW 13 | — | S 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 31 | 41 | 94 | 155 | 178 | 284 | 422 | 321 | 231 | 293 | 427 | 513 | 434 | 308 | 325 | 437 | 365 | 345 | 309 | 336 | 355 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 67 | 122 | 94 | 77 | 139 | 77 | 78 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 94 | 94 | 77 | 77 | 156 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 76 | 16 |
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