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Paekakariki surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.0° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Paekakariki today?
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 9AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 85 | 35 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:04AM 1.33 | 4:26PM 1.40 | 5:06AM 1.27 | 5:29PM 1.33 | 6:14AM 1.26 | 6:36PM 1.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:47AM 0.54 | 10:42PM 0.51 | 10:59AM 0.61 | 11:57PM 0.55 | 12:26PM 0.63 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 |
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