Pakiri beach surf break

Pakiri beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 25 Aug 2025 NZST
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Pakiri beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pakiri beach sea temperature is
14.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Pakiri beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pakiri beach at 9PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

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Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
!
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3
3
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
NE
2.5
ENE
2.5
NE
2
NNE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.5
NE
1.1
E
1.3
NE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)5566677889910101111111111111010101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)548411092107147264392500628155020791159314038323332545513091842794639569489453
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:48PM
2.29
9:09AM
2.16
9:29PM
2.26
9:51AM
2.14
10:08PM
2.20
10:32AM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:12AM
0.23
3:25PM
0.24
3:52AM
0.24
4:06PM
0.30
4:31AM
0.27
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Sunrise------6:50-------6:48-------6:47-
Sunset5:54-------5:55-------5:55-------
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
233111-----1223421------
Temp. °C141414131313141413131313131212121212121010101316
Feels °C (?)1110101010999777775556787871012
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29 km away, 51 min ago

20 km/h
NE
0.0
14.2
Air / Water (°C)
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