Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 10PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 48 | 47 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 45 | 278 | 967 | 1112 | 1286 | 833 | 778 | 363 | 219 | 113 | 118 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:48PM1.41m | 2:08AM1.29m | 2:35PM1.27m | 3:09AM1.15m | 3:57PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40PM0.51m | 7:54AM0.58m | 8:29PM0.66m | 8:53AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 40 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 45 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 363 | 219 | 109 | 75 | 343 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | SW 5 | SSW 6 | WNW 14 | SSW 10 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 48 | 47 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 19 | — | — | — | 14 | — | 10 | 8 | 113 | 96 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | NW 3 | S 14 | WNW 10 | NNW 7 | SSW 15 | WNW 9 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 10 | 31 | 118 | 94 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | S 3 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 26 | 278 | 967 | 1112 | 1286 | 833 | 778 | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 41 | 59 | 76 | 59 | 76 | 118 | 90 | 90 | 118 | 157 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 328 | 16 |
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