Pukerua Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Wellington, New Zealand)

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Pukerua Bay Surf Guide

Pukerua Bay in Wellington is an exposed beach and reef break that does not work very often with no particular seasonal pattern. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Rarely crowded here. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

Pukerua Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	1	inconsistent	15.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Pukerua Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Pukerua Bay occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Pukerua Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Pukerua Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 9% of the time in August while 37% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 54% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

37%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

54%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Pukerua Bay Location Map

Interactive Pukerua Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Pukerua Bay is Paraparaumu Airport (PPQ) in New Zealand, 16 km (10 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Pukerua Bay is Wellington International Airport (WLG), also in New Zealand, 34 km (21 miles) away.

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Pukerua Bay Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 04:46 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW
Period (s)	5	5	5	4
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Pukerua Bay look like?

Latest photos from Pukerua Bay. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Rob Davies

Tides at Pukerua Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Porirua Harbour (Plimmerton), New Zealand, 5 km from Pukerua Bay.

Next High Water: 12:00pm | 1.2m

Next Low Water: 05:58am | 0.39m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Pukerua Bay Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.7 °C) at Pukerua Bay is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.