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Paekakariki Surf Forecast
/ Wellington (17 surf breaks) /
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Paekakariki surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
17.7° C
(Which is 2.7°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: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Dec) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Paekakariki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 736 | 368 | 209 | 335 | 331 | 239 | 151 | 80 | 121 | 94 | 45 | 35 | 28 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:38PM 1.52 | 8:17AM 1.52 | 8:38PM 1.61 | 9:10AM 1.65 | 9:33PM 1.70 | 10:00AM 1.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:17AM 0.30 | 2:42PM 0.33 | 3:09AM 0.21 | 3:33PM 0.22 | 3:55AM 0.15 | 4:20PM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 14 | 3 | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 |
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