Paekakariki Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.96° S 174.97° E

Paekakariki 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paekakariki sea temperature is
15.1°C
1.2° 

Paekakariki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 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
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
27
18
53
32
31
26
15
11
11
5
5
7
7
6
6
15
33
18
29
91
116
123
141
181
160
149
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
0
N
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:37AM1.26m
7:05PM1.39m
7:50AM1.35m
8:10PM1.47m
8:45AM1.47m
9:01PM1.56m
Low Tide
00:56AM0.53m
1:21PM0.59m
2:06AM0.43m
2:25PM0.47m
2:53AM0.33m
3:10PM0.37m
3:30AM0.25m
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Temp °C
14
14
14
17
18
19
16
14
14
14
15
18
19
18
17
16
17
17
17
17
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16
Feels °C
13
13
12
15
17
18
15
14
13
13
14
17
18
17
17
16
15
14
15
15
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18
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15
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