Pakiri beach surf break

Pakiri beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 14 Oct 2025 NZDT
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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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Pakiri beach today?

The current surf forecast for Pakiri beach at 7AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (14 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (14 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NNW
1.1
N
1.3
NNW
1.6
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
0.8
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.2
NNE
0.1
N
0.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)566667766666666666611107218
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)667711319313911157291919131313137663222596
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:15AM
2.13
1:53PM
2.21
2:18AM
2.01
2:57PM
2.12
3:24AM
1.94
4:01PM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:40AM
0.24
8:21PM
0.39
8:42AM
0.35
9:25PM
0.45
9:45AM
0.42
10:29PM
0.47
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise-6:39-------6:37-------6:37------
Sunset-----7:34-------7:35-------7:36--
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-4813-------------------
Temp. °C161616171815141312121315151412121111161717151313
Feels °C (?)14141313141011108991010109999131212121012
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent cross-onshore wind has turned cross-shore at Pakiri beach (strong winds from the NW at Moirs Hill 29 km from Pakiri beach). 1.0m 5s windswell from the N with a 0.2m 8s swell from the NE and a 0.2m 9s swell from the ENE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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29 km away, 1 h 6 min ago

44 km/h
NW
0.0
16.7
Air / Water (°C)
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