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Paekakariki Surf Photo: 'Glassy Saturday morning ' by Local as

Lat Long: 40.96° S 174.97° E

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Paekakariki sea temperature is

11.1° C

1.9°C colder than average for this time of year

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NNW	NNE	NNW	WNW	WNW
	4 s	cross	4 s	19 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 July at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paekakariki around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	N	NNW	WNW
	6 s	cross- on	6 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 July at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paekakariki around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NE		NW	WNW
	6 s	glass		6 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 July at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paekakariki around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	NW	E		NW	WNW	WNW
	6 s	glass		6 s	17 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 July at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paekakariki around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ENE		NW	WNW
	7 s	glass		7 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 July at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paekakariki around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	WNW	NE		NW	WNW	WNW
	11 s	glass		11 s	15 s	21 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 July at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paekakariki around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E		NW	WNW
	10 s	glass		10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 July at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paekakariki around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	NW	E		NW	WNW	WNW
	10 s	glass		10 s	15 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 July at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paekakariki around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	NW		NW	WNW
	10 s	glass		10 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 July at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paekakariki around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	SW		NW	WNW
	10 s	cross		10 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 July at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paekakariki around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	S		NW	WNW
	10 s	cross- off		10 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 July at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paekakariki around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E		NW	WNW
	10 s	cross- off		10 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 July at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paekakariki around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	E		NW	WNW
	9 s	glass		9 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paekakariki around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	SE		NW	WNW
	9 s	glass		9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paekakariki around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	ENE		NW	WNW
	9 s	glass		9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paekakariki around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	NW	ENE		NNW	WNW	WNW
	9 s	glass		9 s	9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paekakariki around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	NW	NNW		NNW	WNW	WNW
	8 s	cross- on		8 s	9 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Paekakariki around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 26 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.8m (2.6 ft). Range 2.30m (7.5 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Paekakariki Surf Photo: 'Glassy Saturday morning ' by Local as

Glassy morning

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User: Local as

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 10:59 am 31 Jul 2021