
Surf Forecasts:
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
93 | 128 | 305 | 371 | 485 | 806 | 736 | 660 | 542 | 415 | 384 | 271 | 263 | 217 | 516 | 721 | 1998 | 4966 | 6202 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 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 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
69 | 128 | 305 | 371 | 485 | 806 | 736 | 660 | 542 | 415 | 384 | 271 | 263 | 43 | 189 | 721 | 30 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NW 6 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — |
93 | 53 | 31 | 63 | 71 | 51 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 12 | 131 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SE 12 | SE 13 | S 20 | SSW 20 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NE 11 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — |
10 | 65 | 28 | 30 | 75 | — | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
4 | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 24 | 54 | 113 | 157 | 228 | 372 | 215 | 217 | 516 | 2 | 1998 | 4966 | 6202 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 19 | 92 | 98 | 92 | 92 | 126 | 57 | 38 | 79 | 291 | 57 |
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