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Punakaiki surf break

Punakaiki surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 02 May 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Punakaiki surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Punakaiki sea temperature is
16.5° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Punakaiki today?

The current surf forecast for Punakaiki at 2PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (02 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

Hourly12 Days
West Coast South Island Surf
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Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
0.9
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
W
1.3
W
0.9
WSW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)12121212121212101010101010101091010141414141413131313131313131515151414131318161616161615151414141616161615151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)308303303293288283288184281363509627561561479405361366366953826803646627608515515424402395334711775857834799609582510132111751364160616061314107410591045112621912352278930202981282825772543230920891881
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
N
15
NE
5
E
5
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
W
0
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
0
N
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
E
5
NNW
5
N
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		offoffglassglasscross-
off		offcross-
off		crossoffoffcross-
off		glasscross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		glasscross-
off		glasscrossglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:13PM
2.57
2:37AM
2.58
3:15PM
2.38
3:41AM
2.41
4:24PM
2.24
4:52AM
2.31
5:35PM
2.18
6:01AM
2.27
6:40PM
2.19
7:02AM
2.29
7:34PM
2.26
7:52AM
2.35
8:19PM
2.34
8:35AM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:00AM
0.24
8:23PM
0.45
9:00AM
0.43
9:24PM
0.62
10:05AM
0.58
10:32PM
0.73
11:15AM
0.66
11:41PM
0.77
12:21PM
0.67
12:45AM
0.74
1:18PM
0.63
1:39AM
0.67
2:06PM
0.56
2:25AM
0.59
2:47PM
0.49
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise7:24-------7:24-------7:26-------7:26-------7:28-------7:28-------7:30-------7:31---
Sunset--5:37-------5:37-------5:36-------5:35-------5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------5:30-
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Rain (mm)
--------------------------------------------------1171611913753
Temp. °C10111211999910121313111111121316151313131313131415141413141314151614141313121315151413141314151716151415151515161616
Feels °C (?)68985676810111099891115131212111212121415141412131214141412131112101213141211121111121413141313131313151617
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