Paekakariki surf break

Paekakariki surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 05 Mar 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
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Paekakariki today?

The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 9PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (05 Mar)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (05 Mar)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
1.4
NW
1.5
NNW
1.7
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.9
NW
1.9
NNW
2
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.3
NW
1
NW
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
1
N
1.2
N
1.4
N
Period(s) (?)444566666667776555444455
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24283148110159216260293286312332345159787383554031283867106
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:13PM
1.90
12:32AM
1.82
12:45PM
1.87
1:02AM
1.80
1:14PM
1.80
1:31AM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:20PM
-0.01
6:28AM
0.03
6:45PM
0.01
6:55AM
0.07
7:11PM
0.07
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise--------7:05-------7:07-------
Sunset---7:57-------7:55-------7:53----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C131516151515141515171716161615141618191716161616
Feels °C (?)91213121211101110121312131312111316171515141313
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