Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 3PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 213 | 96 | 47 | 37 | 33 | 16 | 36 | 25 | 23 | 50 | 67 | 105 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 65 | 63 | 47 | 23 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:58AM1.15m | 7:24PM1.28m | 7:58AM1.29m | 8:12PM1.44m | 8:37AM1.44m | 8:48PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23PM0.65m | 1:59AM0.52m | 2:11PM0.49m | 2:37AM0.35m | 2:47PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 213 | 96 | 47 | 37 | 33 | 16 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 67 | 59 | 29 | 28 | 37 | 25 | 65 | 63 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 50 | 5 | 105 | 105 | 103 | 103 | 102 | 18 | 18 | 47 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | W 10 | S 15 | S 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | S 15 | NW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 15 |
| kJ | 20 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | NW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | 25 | 47 | — | — | 2 | 16 | 125 | 82 | 109 | 99 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 157 | 59 | 16 | 59 | 41 | 106 | 67 | 90 | 200 | 222 | 67 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 41 |
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