Pukerua Bay surfForecast / Wellington / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZST
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Pukerua Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pukerua Bay sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pukerua Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Pukerua Bay at 10PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (17 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NW
2.2
NW
2.3
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.4
NW
2
NW
1.6
NW
1.7
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
NNW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
Period(s) (?)677777888888889999888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3314274515767318781062119598469950233036532225826415519713811580664242
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
45
NNW
50
NNW
45
NNW
40
NW
45
NNW
35
N
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
15
NE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:27PM
1.42
9:42AM
1.45
10:08PM
1.46
10:25AM
1.44
10:51PM
1.46
11:10AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:16PM
0.08
3:37AM
0.10
3:58PM
0.07
4:20AM
0.10
4:42PM
0.09
5:06AM
0.15
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-
Sunset5:46-------5:45-------5:44-------
rain showers
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1-11134562271373-111324116
Temp. °C161616161616171615151514131315161514141313131416
Feels °C (?)11109988109912121110101112121112111091014
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