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Paekakariki surf break

Paekakariki surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 14 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
19.9° C
 (Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Paekakariki today?

The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 9PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (14 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Evening (14 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
W
0.1
NW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.2
WNW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)131317161616151514141414131313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)336102524222120202018171717766663333
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
25
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
55
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
20
S
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:17AM
1.31
9:45PM
1.32
10:03AM
1.46
10:25PM
1.46
10:39AM
1.61
10:59PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:45PM
0.53
3:58AM
0.47
4:25PM
0.37
4:35AM
0.32
4:59PM
0.22
5:08AM
0.19
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:43-------6:45
Sunset---8:24-------8:23-------8:22----
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
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light rain
Rain (mm)
----------19222218985123--1
Temp. °C171919181414141414151413131414141414141314131414
Feels °C (?)1618171612108767532334567711121413
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