Paekakariki surf break

Paekakariki surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 08 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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Paekakariki today?

The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 4AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (08 Feb)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (08 Feb)1ft (0.3m)6s

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

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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NW
2.1
NW
1.7
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
0.3
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)777667661413131313131212129131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32346625513685522667777766330033333
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
25
NNW
25
N
15
N
10
S
20
S
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
0
ESE
5
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrossoffglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:38AM
1.58
2:51PM
1.56
3:11AM
1.47
3:25PM
1.42
3:48AM
1.35
4:06PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:14PM
0.20
8:24AM
0.29
8:43PM
0.32
8:57AM
0.41
9:16PM
0.45
9:36AM
0.55
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise---6:33-------6:35-------6:37----
Sunset-------8:32-------8:31-------8:30
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171716161921181715151514181919191716151517191918
Feels °C (?)151413141718151514151514181817181717151517181917
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