Paekakariki surf break

Paekakariki surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 29 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast 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
17.9° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Paekakariki today?

The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (29 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (29 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
1.2
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.1
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.6
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2
NW
1.6
NW
1.3
NW
1.5
NW
1.7
NW
Period(s) (?)888887667775555577777666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20514511710717718911416120319317080806142133572698606389233128146219
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
N
30
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:54AM
1.30
5:20PM
1.41
6:08AM
1.32
6:31PM
1.44
7:16AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:34PM
0.48
10:54AM
0.57
12:01AM
0.46
12:27PM
0.54
1:17AM
0.39
1:42PM
0.45
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Sunrise---5:43-------5:43-------5:43----
Sunset-------8:31-------8:32-------8:34
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------11-------
Temp. °C141315151617171615151514161817161816151515161615
Feels °C (?)121112121213131312121211131514121310101010111211
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Paekakariki surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest