Paekakariki Surf Break

Paekakariki, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 40.96° S 174.97° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Paekakariki sea temperature is
13.7° C

Normal for this time of year

Paekakariki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Paekakariki based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Paekakariki right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Paekakariki

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Kapiti Aeromodellers

1 km NE6 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 176°)
15
11.1 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paekakariki

5 km S267 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
-
30
moderate winds from the NE
(28 km/h at 52°)
45
9.5 °C-
-
-
-
0

Paremata

17 km S20 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 73°)
10
6 °C-
-
-
-
0

Otaki

28 km NNE12 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 84°)
0
7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cross Creek wx

33 km SE451 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at °)
0
4 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wellington

35 km S116 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 190°)
10
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

Miramar wx

41 km S51 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
dry
15
light winds from the N
(13 km/h at 354°)
25
10 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wellington International Airport

42 km S201 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the NNE
(17 km/h at 30°)
11 °C10.0
10.0
no cloud
broken
overcast

Baring Head

50 km S150 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
-
15
light winds from the N
(13 km/h at 2°)
35
9.2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Heights Road

52 km S300 m above sea level

44 minutes ago
-
wind obs. (9 kph from 143 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
11.1 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Paekakariki and within an acceptable time window.

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