Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Punakaiki today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Punakaiki at 6PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Punakaiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 359 | 403 | 339 | 142 | 216 | 196 | 319 | 367 | 381 | 396 | 396 | 388 | 326 | 320 | 264 | 569 | 882 | 754 | 923 | 1287 | 2753 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:13AM2.48m | 8:35PM2.66m | 9:07AM2.64m | 9:26PM2.82m | 9:54AM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19PM0.45m | 2:52AM0.24m | 3:13PM0.27m | 3:42AM0.09m | 4:00PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 359 | 403 | 339 | 142 | 216 | 196 | 319 | 367 | 381 | 396 | 396 | 388 | 326 | 320 | 264 | 569 | 882 | 754 | 632 | 694 | 776 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 100 | 70 | 57 | 68 | 58 | 44 | 35 | 33 | 128 | 194 | 190 | 163 | 230 | 246 | 221 | 276 | 329 | 517 | 923 | 1287 | 2753 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 10 | WNW 11 | W 6 | W 10 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | W 13 | WSW 22 | — | — | W 20 | WSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 25 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 49 | 88 | 88 | 141 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 87 | 157 | — | — | 783 | 613 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 141 | 438 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 156 | 0 | 192 | 181 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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