Pararaki Stream Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.54° S 175.21° E

Pararaki Stream 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pararaki Stream sea temperature is
11.8° C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Pararaki Stream today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pararaki Stream at 5PM is: 5.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)20ft (6.0m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)18ft (5.5m)11s
Evening (04 Aug)18ft (5.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Pararaki Stream. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6
SSW
12
5.5
SSW
11
5.5
SSW
11
5.5
SSW
11
5.5
SSW
11
5.5
SSW
11
5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9143
7706
7280
7524
7391
7066
6072
5269
4359
4268
2713
2151
1756
1394
1130
932
810
458
394
327
273
Wind (km/h)
50
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:54AM1.12m
9:18PM1.18m
9:43AM1.16m
10:07PM1.18m
10:34AM1.22m
Low Tide
3:08PM0.19m
3:36AM0.18m
3:59PM0.17m
4:23AM0.15m
4:51PM0.15m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
7
6
7
7
6
7
7
7
5
5
Feels °C
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
1
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
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