Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 2PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:49PM1.72m | 1:03AM1.72m | 1:23PM1.62m | 1:38AM1.59m | 1:58PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM0.08m | 6:39PM0.15m | 6:58AM0.18m | 7:10PM0.26m | 7:27AM0.30m | 7:43PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SSW 6 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 187 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 12 | S 9 | NW 14 | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | W 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 7 | S 14 | S 13 | W 6 | S 12 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 9 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 19 | 9 | 2 | — | 31 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 50 | 160 | 917 | 1167 | 1091 | 763 | 541 | 346 | 341 | 295 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 67 | 192 | 90 | 90 | 67 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 193 | 193 | 201 | 207 | 193 | 67 | 67 | 90 | 106 | 21 | 67 |
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