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Punakaiki surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 01 Jul 2025 NZSTForecast 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
13.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Punakaiki today?
The current surf forecast for Punakaiki at 5AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Punakaiki. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 966 | 811 | 665 | 636 | 531 | 523 | 444 | 437 | 508 | 445 | 434 | 356 | 504 | 424 | 339 | 342 | 371 | 277 | 277 | 273 | 184 | 177 | 210 | 358 | 690 | 899 | 104 | 101 | 1461 | 1372 | 1053 | 873 | 712 | 545 | 531 | 657 | 611 | 566 | 534 | 440 | 326 | 219 | 189 | 182 | 102 | 85 | 171 | 166 | 153 | 144 | 175 | 175 | 163 | 82 | 135 | 87 | 139 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:29AM 2.41 | 3:59PM 2.27 | 4:19AM 2.29 | 4:50PM 2.19 | 5:12AM 2.20 | 5:45PM 2.16 | 6:09AM 2.15 | 6:41PM 2.16 | 7:07AM 2.16 | 7:36PM 2.21 | 8:02AM 2.21 | 8:27PM 2.28 | 8:52AM 2.29 | 9:14PM 2.38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:18PM 0.57 | 9:47AM 0.56 | 10:07PM 0.68 | 10:37AM 0.66 | 11:00PM 0.76 | 11:29AM 0.74 | 11:56PM 0.81 | 12:24PM 0.78 | 12:53AM 0.81 | 1:19PM 0.78 | 1:49AM 0.77 | 2:13PM 0.74 | 2:40AM 0.69 | 3:02PM 0.67 | 3:28AM 0.59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 02 | Thursday 03 | Friday 04 | Saturday 05 | Sunday 06 | Monday 07 | Tuesday 08 | Wednesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
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