Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Paekakariki today (06 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Paekakariki at 8AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (06 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 19 | W 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 225 | 172 | 83 | 46 | 36 | 70 | 120 | 112 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:31AM1.66m | 1:57PM1.52m | 2:14AM1.61m | 2:44PM1.48m | 3:03AM1.54m | 3:39PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10PM0.27m | 7:41AM0.24m | 7:48PM0.32m | 8:22AM0.29m | 8:34PM0.39m | 9:12AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 225 | 172 | 83 | 39 | 28 | 70 | 120 | 112 | 127 | 62 | 47 | 53 | 53 | 60 | 42 | 41 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 15 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 18 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 17 | NNW 9 | SSW 7 | S 10 | SSW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 43 | 16 | 17 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 72 | 33 | 18 | 47 | 29 | 52 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 13 | WNW 14 | NNW 8 | S 17 | S 16 | NW 9 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | N 8 | N 8 | W 19 | W 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 46 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | SE 2 | — | SSE 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | 50 | 215 | 326 | 253 | 284 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 7 | 30 | 142 | 33 | 33 | 42 | 59 | 48 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 139 | 210 | 146 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 146 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 193 | 154 | 210 | 106 | 106 |
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