Pukerua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.03° S 174.89° E

Pukerua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Pukerua Bay sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.9° 

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


How big are the waves at Pukerua Bay today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Pukerua Bay at 1PM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (16 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s

Table - waves today at Pukerua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.9
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.9
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.3
WNW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
345
436
466
398
284
255
228
187
170
151
166
201
254
362
585
399
243
138
82
54
48
61
62
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
N
25
NW
15
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:01AM1.28m
12:21PM1.27m
00:37AM1.21m
1:00PM1.20m
1:21AM1.13m
1:48PM1.13m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.28m
6:39PM0.37m
6:57AM0.36m
7:23PM0.45m
7:40AM0.44m
8:15PM0.52m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
14
13
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
13
12
11
8
8
10
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
4
5
5
7
7
6
7
8
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
3
4
7
8
7
7
6
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