Pararaki Stream Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.54° S 175.21° E

Pararaki Stream 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pararaki Stream sea temperature is
13.2°C
1.2° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pararaki Stream at 2AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (19 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
1
2
2
2
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
6
2.3
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
9
4.5
SSW
11
4.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
128
305
371
485
806
736
660
542
415
384
271
263
217
516
721
1998
4966
6202
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
35
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
SSW
25
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:43PM1.12m
11:05AM1.21m
11:28PM1.10m
11:50AM1.20m
Low Tide
4:50AM0.23m
5:24PM0.23m
5:33AM0.24m
6:08PM0.24m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
3
Temp °C
15
11
10
11
11
10
13
16
15
14
13
14
12
7
10
11
11
9
9
Feels °C
13
9
8
10
9
7
8
12
8
6
5
5
3
-1
5
4
3
2
4
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